Congo vs Japan: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Congo
0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
20th
Japan rank
17th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0685 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Congo or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Congo and Japan?
- 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Japan rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, 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 stock change in forests — Area 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.