Iceland vs Japan: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Iceland
0.008 kt per person
in 2023
Japan
0.0077 kt per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
25th
Japan rank
27th
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.008 kt per person against 0.0077 kt per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 25th and Japan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 kt per person | 0.0041 kt per person | 0.0027 kt per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0076 kt per person | 0.0078 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0071 kt per person | 0.0078 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0076 kt per person | 0.0091 kt per person | 0.0015 kt per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0076 kt per person | 0.0095 kt per person | 0.0019 kt per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0063 kt per person | 0.0092 kt per person | 0.0029 kt per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0069 kt per person | 0.0079 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per capita, Iceland or Japan?
- Iceland, at 0.008 kt per person against 0.0077 kt per person in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per capita between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.0003 kt per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 25th and Japan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.