Japan vs Nepal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre

Japan
15,181 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
15,604 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
45th
Nepal rank
44th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Nepal
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 15,604 tonnes per square kilometre against 15,181 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 423 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 44th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 14,013 tonnes per square kilometre 7,900 tonnes per square kilometre 6,113 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1970s 15,014 tonnes per square kilometre 9,773 tonnes per square kilometre 5,241 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1980s 15,454 tonnes per square kilometre 11,502 tonnes per square kilometre 3,951 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
1990s 15,549 tonnes per square kilometre 12,771 tonnes per square kilometre 2,777 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2000s 15,390 tonnes per square kilometre 14,004 tonnes per square kilometre 1,386 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2010s 15,172 tonnes per square kilometre 15,059 tonnes per square kilometre 112.97 tonnes per square kilometre Japan
2020s 15,162 tonnes per square kilometre 15,517 tonnes per square kilometre 354.7 tonnes per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Japan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 15,604 tonnes per square kilometre against 15,181 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Japan and Nepal?
423 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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.