Japan vs Luxembourg: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Japan
2,639 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Luxembourg
2,734 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
21st
Luxembourg rank
20th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2,734 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,639 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 95 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,452 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,165 tonnes per square kilometre | 712.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3,345 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,893 tonnes per square kilometre | 548.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2,784 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,924 tonnes per square kilometre | 139.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 2,734 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,639 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 95 tonnes per square kilometre, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 21st and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.