Greece vs Japan: Co2 intensity

Greece
0.2183
in 2022
Japan
0.2157
in 2022
Greece rank
67th
Japan rank
70th

Co2 intensity over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
00.20.40.6186719442022

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.2183 against 0.2157 in Japan, a difference of 0.0026.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 67th and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1870s 0.024 0.0053 0.0187 Greece
1880s 0.0003 0.0764 0.0761 Japan
1890s 0.0339 0.1492 0.1153 Japan
1900s 0.0344 0.2845 0.2501 Japan
1910s 0.0308 0.4109 0.3801 Japan
1920s 0.0758 0.408 0.3322 Japan
1930s 0.1016 0.39 0.2884 Japan
1940s 0.0202 0.3686 0.3483 Japan
1950s 0.184 0.393 0.209 Japan
1960s 0.2592 0.4159 0.1567 Japan
1970s 0.3387 0.4426 0.1038 Japan
1980s 0.399 0.3217 0.0774 Greece
1990s 0.4896 0.3044 0.1852 Greece
2000s 0.3977 0.288 0.1097 Greece
2010s 0.3182 0.2616 0.0565 Greece
2020s 0.2304 0.2213 0.0091 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 intensity, Greece or Japan?
Greece, at 0.2183 against 0.2157 in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in co2 intensity between Greece and Japan?
0.0026, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
133 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for co2 intensity?
Greece ranks 67th and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Co2 intensity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed