China vs Japan: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square

China
0.0425 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.044 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
67th
Japan rank
65th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time

  • China
  • Japan
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.044 kt per square kilometre against 0.0425 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0015 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

China ranks 67th and Japan ranks 65th of 201 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0296 kt per square kilometre 0.0688 kt per square kilometre 0.0392 kt per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0358 kt per square kilometre 0.0628 kt per square kilometre 0.027 kt per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0371 kt per square kilometre 0.0602 kt per square kilometre 0.0231 kt per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0428 kt per square kilometre 0.0574 kt per square kilometre 0.0147 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0426 kt per square kilometre 0.0499 kt per square kilometre 0.0073 kt per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0407 kt per square kilometre 0.0459 kt per square kilometre 0.0053 kt per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.042 kt per square kilometre 0.0443 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, China or Japan?
Japan, at 0.044 kt per square kilometre against 0.0425 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between China and Japan?
0.0015 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Japan rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
China ranks 67th and Japan ranks 65th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPCC Agriculture — 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
IPCC Agriculture — 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
203 places, 11,186 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPCC Agriculture — 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.