Israel vs Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Israel
2,431 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan
2,654 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Israel rank
17th
Japan rank
15th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,654 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,431 tonnes per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 223 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 539.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,293 tonnes per square kilometre | 753.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 884.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,480 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,596 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,179 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,579 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,401 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,191 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,300 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,109 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,838 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,427 tonnes per square kilometre | 589.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,982 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,333 tonnes per square kilometre | 351.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,672 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,797 tonnes per square kilometre | 124.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 2,654 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,431 tonnes per square kilometre in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Israel and Japan?
- 223 tonnes per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.