Japan vs Palau: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Japan
79.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Palau
81.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
103rd
Palau rank
100th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 81.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 79.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.
Japan ranks 103rd and Palau ranks 100th of 195 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 137.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 313.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 175.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2000s | 107.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 137.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 29.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2010s | 90.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 90.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.3006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2020s | 80.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 80.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.2305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Japan or Palau?
- Palau, at 81.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 79.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Japan and Palau?
- 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Palau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Palau rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 103rd and Palau ranks 100th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, 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
Methane emissions 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.