Japan vs Lesotho: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Japan
0.0161 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0164 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
81st
Lesotho rank
79th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Lesotho
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0164 kt per square kilometre against 0.0161 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 79th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0516 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre 0.0447 kt per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0576 kt per square kilometre 0.008 kt per square kilometre 0.0496 kt per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0409 kt per square kilometre 0.0094 kt per square kilometre 0.0316 kt per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0268 kt per square kilometre 0.0153 kt per square kilometre 0.0115 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0205 kt per square kilometre 0.0175 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0185 kt per square kilometre 0.0175 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 0.0166 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Japan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.0164 kt per square kilometre against 0.0161 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Japan and Lesotho?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 79th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.