Japan vs Uzbekistan: Nitrous oxide emissions
Japan
17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uzbekistan
15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan rank
34th
Uzbekistan rank
37th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Japan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan, a difference of 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Uzbekistan's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 34th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 610,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1860s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 651,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1880s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1890s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1900s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1910s | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1920s | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1930s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1940s | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1950s | 19.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1960s | 23.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1970s | 27.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 30.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 36.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 25.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2010s | 20.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2020s | 18.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Japan or Uzbekistan?
- Japan, at 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Japan and Uzbekistan?
- 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Uzbekistan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 34th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.