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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.