Japan vs Nauru: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Japan
2,654 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nauru
2,923 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
Nauru rank
13th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,654 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 269 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nauru ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Nauru ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,443 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,137 tonnes per square kilometre | 694.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 2,480 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,800 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,320 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 2,579 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,907 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,327 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 3,300 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,478 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,178 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 3,427 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,004 tonnes per square kilometre | 422.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,333 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,455 tonnes per square kilometre | 878 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,797 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,833 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.26 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
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, Japan or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,654 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Japan and Nauru?
- 269 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nauru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Nauru rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 15th and Nauru ranks 13th 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.