China, Hong Kong SAR vs Japan: Other — Emissions per capita

China, Hong Kong SAR
0.02 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Japan
0.02 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
61st
Japan rank
61st

Other — Emissions per capita over time

  • China, Hong Kong SAR
  • Japan
0.010.020.030.040.05199020062023

How they compare

China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 0.02 t CO2eq/cap against 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in Japan, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 61st and Japan ranks 61st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, Hong Kong SAR averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Hong Kong SAR Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.041 t CO2eq/cap 0.04 t CO2eq/cap 0.001 t CO2eq/cap China, Hong Kong SAR
2000s 0.031 t CO2eq/cap 0.029 t CO2eq/cap 0.002 t CO2eq/cap China, Hong Kong SAR
2010s 0.02 t CO2eq/cap 0.02 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap
2020s 0.0175 t CO2eq/cap 0.02 t CO2eq/cap 0.0025 t CO2eq/cap Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions per capita, China, Hong Kong SAR or Japan?
China, Hong Kong SAR, at 0.02 t CO2eq/cap against 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions per capita between China, Hong Kong SAR and Japan?
0 t CO2eq/cap, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, Hong Kong SAR and Japan rank globally for other — emissions per capita?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 61st and Japan ranks 61st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,906 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.