China vs Japan: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.0525 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0625 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
18th
Japan rank
17th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0625 kt per square kilometre against 0.0525 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.01 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 18th and Japan ranks 17th of 155 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 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0174 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0697 kt per square kilometre | 0.0693 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.1252 kt per square kilometre | 0.1231 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | 0.0693 kt per square kilometre | 0.0521 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0534 kt per square kilometre | 0.0174 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | 0.0612 kt per square kilometre | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0625 kt per square kilometre against 0.0525 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.01 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 f-gases (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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 F-gases (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.