Japan vs Nauru: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Japan
2,639 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nauru
2,923 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
21st
Nauru rank
18th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,639 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 284 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 21st and Nauru ranks 18th of 204 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 | 1,306 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,137 tonnes per square kilometre | 831.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 2,411 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,800 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,389 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 2,558 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,907 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,349 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 3,307 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,478 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,171 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 3,452 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,004 tonnes per square kilometre | 447.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,345 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,455 tonnes per square kilometre | 889.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,784 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,833 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
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 Nauru?
- Nauru, at 2,923 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 Nauru?
- 284 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 21st and Nauru ranks 18th 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.