Japan vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Japan
202,758 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
214,653 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
14th
Qatar rank
11th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 214,653 tonnes per square kilometre against 202,758 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 11,895 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 14th and Qatar ranks 11th of 192 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 | 33,895 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,067 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,827 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 53,181 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,098 tonnes per square kilometre | 44,084 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 78,938 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,418 tonnes per square kilometre | 59,521 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 108,801 tonnes per square kilometre | 36,695 tonnes per square kilometre | 72,106 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 142,870 tonnes per square kilometre | 73,047 tonnes per square kilometre | 69,823 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 176,835 tonnes per square kilometre | 138,036 tonnes per square kilometre | 38,800 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 198,596 tonnes per square kilometre | 199,807 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,211 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 214,653 tonnes per square kilometre against 202,758 tonnes per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Japan and Qatar?
- 11,895 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 including land-use change, per square?
- Japan ranks 14th and Qatar ranks 11th 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.