China vs Japan: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.1825 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.2258 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Japan rank
16th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2258 kt per square kilometre against 0.1825 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0433 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 186 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 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.1742 kt per square kilometre | 0.1697 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | 0.2673 kt per square kilometre | 0.2593 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.285 kt per square kilometre | 0.2694 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0331 kt per square kilometre | 0.3633 kt per square kilometre | 0.3302 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0872 kt per square kilometre | 0.2692 kt per square kilometre | 0.182 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1603 kt per square kilometre | 0.2342 kt per square kilometre | 0.0739 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1855 kt per square kilometre | 0.234 kt per square kilometre | 0.0486 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2258 kt per square kilometre against 0.1825 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.0433 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 ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.