Japan vs Norway: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square)

Japan
0.0117 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.0149 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Norway rank
29th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
00.0050.010.015199020062023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0149 kt per square kilometre against 0.0117 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0032 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 29th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0147 kt per square kilometre 0.0139 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0141 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0122 kt per square kilometre 0.0147 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.0118 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0149 kt per square kilometre against 0.0117 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Japan and Norway?
0.0032 kt per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 29th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) 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.