Japan vs Slovakia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Japan
0.2157 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Slovakia
0.2101 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Japan rank
70th
Slovakia rank
72nd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0056 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Slovakia ahead.

Japan ranks 70th and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 164 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Slovakia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2959 kilograms per international-$ 0.9052 kilograms per international-$ 0.6093 kilograms per international-$ Slovakia
1990s 0.3044 kilograms per international-$ 0.7584 kilograms per international-$ 0.454 kilograms per international-$ Slovakia
2000s 0.288 kilograms per international-$ 0.4542 kilograms per international-$ 0.1662 kilograms per international-$ Slovakia
2010s 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ 0.2748 kilograms per international-$ 0.0131 kilograms per international-$ Slovakia
2020s 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ 0.2219 kilograms per international-$ 0.0006 kilograms per international-$ Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Japan or Slovakia?
Japan, at 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Japan and Slovakia?
0.0056 kilograms per international-$, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovakia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Japan and Slovakia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Japan ranks 70th and Slovakia ranks 72nd 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

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).