Japan vs Netherlands: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Japan
5.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
5.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
69th
Netherlands rank
71st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.49 million tonnes against 5.14 million tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 352,630 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 69th and Netherlands ranks 71st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.25 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1860s | 15.48 million tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | 8.47 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1870s | 18.84 million tonnes | 8.81 million tonnes | 10.03 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1880s | 23.91 million tonnes | 10.23 million tonnes | 13.68 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 32.96 million tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 21.75 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 42.19 million tonnes | 9.85 million tonnes | 32.33 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 49.96 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 41.85 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 61.73 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | 54.58 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 70.00 million tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | 64.81 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 74.69 million tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | 69.46 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 73.17 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 69.27 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 56.78 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 55.14 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 25.47 million tonnes | 640,962 tonnes | 24.83 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.00 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | -2.36 million tonnes | 4.37 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -9.01 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | 16.28 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -4.31 million tonnes | 5.82 million tonnes | 10.13 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.50 million tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | 720,810 tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 5.49 million tonnes against 5.14 million tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Japan and Netherlands?
- 352,630 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Japan ranks 69th and Netherlands ranks 71st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.