Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square

Japan
0.007 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0042 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
69th

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square over time

  • Japan
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0050.010.0150.02199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0042 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0028 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Japan ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0197 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0197 kt per square kilometre 0.0172 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 0.012 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.009 kt per square kilometre 0.0081 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), Japan or Papua New Guinea?
Japan, at 0.007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0042 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between Japan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0028 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Japan ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.