China vs Japan: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.02 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0268 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
16th
Japan rank
13th
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0268 kt per square kilometre against 0.02 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0068 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 16th and Japan ranks 13th of 122 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0584 kt per square kilometre | 0.0417 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | 0.0488 kt per square kilometre | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0207 kt per square kilometre | 0.0412 kt per square kilometre | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0369 kt per square kilometre | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | 0.0308 kt per square kilometre | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | 0.0289 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0268 kt per square kilometre against 0.02 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.0068 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 16th and Japan ranks 13th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.