Japan vs Portugal: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Japan
0.0051 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0054 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
51st
Portugal rank
48th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0054 kt per square kilometre against 0.0051 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0054 kt per square kilometre against 0.0051 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 48th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — 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
Synthetic Fertilizers — 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.