Greece vs Japan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Greece
0.2183 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Japan
0.2157 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Greece rank
67th
Japan rank
70th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in Japan, a difference of 0.0026 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 67th and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.024 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0187 kilograms per international-$ | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.0003 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0764 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0761 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.0339 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1492 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1153 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2501 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0308 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3801 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | 0.408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3322 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.39 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2884 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0202 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3483 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.184 kilograms per international-$ | 0.393 kilograms per international-$ | 0.209 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.2592 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1567 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3387 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1038 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.399 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0774 kilograms per international-$ | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.4896 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1852 kilograms per international-$ | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3977 kilograms per international-$ | 0.288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1097 kilograms per international-$ | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3182 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0565 kilograms per international-$ | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.2304 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0091 kilograms per international-$ | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Greece or Japan?
- Greece, at 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Greece and Japan?
- 0.0026 kilograms per international-$, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Greece ranks 67th and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).