Japan vs Nauru: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Japan
0.0029 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
0.003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Nauru rank
36th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Nauru
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0.003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 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 37th and Nauru ranks 36th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nauru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0204 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0191 kt per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.022 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0201 kt per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0224 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0202 kt per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0246 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0219 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Japan or Nauru?
Nauru, at 0.003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Japan and Nauru?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nauru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Nauru rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 37th and Nauru ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.