Japan vs Palau: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Japan
604.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau
644.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
40th
Palau rank
37th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 644.18 tonnes per person against 604.05 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 40.13 tonnes per person.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 40th and Palau ranks 37th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Palau Difference Ahead
1960s 125.05 tonnes per person 32.94 tonnes per person 92.11 tonnes per person Japan
1970s 175.9 tonnes per person 129.53 tonnes per person 46.38 tonnes per person Japan
1980s 239.47 tonnes per person 232.33 tonnes per person 7.14 tonnes per person Japan
1990s 316.56 tonnes per person 299.16 tonnes per person 17.4 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 407.84 tonnes per person 371.3 tonnes per person 36.54 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 506.48 tonnes per person 524.04 tonnes per person 17.56 tonnes per person Palau
2020s 582.7 tonnes per person 617.39 tonnes per person 34.69 tonnes per person Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Japan or Palau?
Palau, at 644.18 tonnes per person against 604.05 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Japan and Palau?
40.13 tonnes per person, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Palau?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Palau rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Japan ranks 40th and Palau ranks 37th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.