Australia vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Australia
0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan
0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
131st
Japan rank
134th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0015 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 131st and Japan ranks 134th of 191 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4128 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1343 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2786 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.174 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0407 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1333 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0819 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0647 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0529 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.044 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0215 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0015 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 131st and Japan ranks 134th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.