China vs Japan: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0013 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
14th
Japan rank
12th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0013 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 119 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 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0013 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.0005 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — 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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About this data
IPPU — 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.