Japan vs Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Japan
0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
134th
Namibia rank
137th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 134th and Namibia ranks 137th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0088 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP Namibia

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, Japan or Namibia?
Japan, at 0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Japan and Namibia?
0.0018 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 134th and Namibia ranks 137th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.