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

Japan
0.2157 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Tajikistan
0.2082 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Japan rank
70th
Tajikistan rank
73rd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0075 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 73rd of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4615 kilograms per international-$ 0.4259 kilograms per international-$ 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ Japan
1980s 0.3217 kilograms per international-$ 0.4962 kilograms per international-$ 0.1745 kilograms per international-$ Tajikistan
1990s 0.3044 kilograms per international-$ 0.3306 kilograms per international-$ 0.0262 kilograms per international-$ Tajikistan
2000s 0.288 kilograms per international-$ 0.1596 kilograms per international-$ 0.1283 kilograms per international-$ Japan
2010s 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ 0.1563 kilograms per international-$ 0.1053 kilograms per international-$ Japan
2020s 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ 0.2097 kilograms per international-$ 0.0116 kilograms per international-$ Japan

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 Tajikistan?
Japan, at 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ in Tajikistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Japan and Tajikistan?
0.0075 kilograms per international-$, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tajikistan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Japan and Tajikistan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Japan ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 73rd 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-$).