Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan
7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
38th
Japan rank
35th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 38th and Japan ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1860s | 0.2993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1870s | 0.2973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1880s | 0.2831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1890s | 0.3068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.2992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.8646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.7561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?
- 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 38th and Japan ranks 35th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.