Japan vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Japan
188,306 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
214,540 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Qatar rank
17th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 214,540 tonnes per square kilometre against 188,306 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 26,234 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,607 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,075 tonnes per square kilometre | 18,532 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 38,892 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,107 tonnes per square kilometre | 29,785 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 64,212 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,402 tonnes per square kilometre | 44,810 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 93,981 tonnes per square kilometre | 36,647 tonnes per square kilometre | 57,334 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 128,210 tonnes per square kilometre | 72,982 tonnes per square kilometre | 55,228 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 162,393 tonnes per square kilometre | 137,943 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,450 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 184,164 tonnes per square kilometre | 199,697 tonnes per square kilometre | 15,533 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 214,540 tonnes per square kilometre against 188,306 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Japan and Qatar?
- 26,234 tonnes per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 17th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.