Denmark vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Denmark
138,590 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
202,758 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
17th
Japan rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 202,758 tonnes per square kilometre against 138,590 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 64,168 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Japan ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,061 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,895 tonnes per square kilometre | 28,166 tonnes per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 75,748 tonnes per square kilometre | 53,181 tonnes per square kilometre | 22,567 tonnes per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 90,179 tonnes per square kilometre | 78,938 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,241 tonnes per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 104,450 tonnes per square kilometre | 108,801 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,351 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 118,918 tonnes per square kilometre | 142,870 tonnes per square kilometre | 23,953 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 131,246 tonnes per square kilometre | 176,835 tonnes per square kilometre | 45,590 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 137,425 tonnes per square kilometre | 198,596 tonnes per square kilometre | 61,171 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 202,758 tonnes per square kilometre against 138,590 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Denmark and Japan?
- 64,168 tonnes per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Japan ranks 14th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.