Germany vs Japan: Warming fossil fuels land use

Germany
0.0459
in 2024
Japan
0.033
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
Japan rank
7th

Warming fossil fuels land use over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
00.010.020.030.040.05185119372024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0459 against 0.033 in Japan, a difference of 0.0129.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

Across all 174 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 209 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0001 0 0.0001 Germany
1860s 0.0004 0 0.0003 Germany
1870s 0.0009 0 0.0008 Germany
1880s 0.0016 0.0001 0.0015 Germany
1890s 0.0027 0.0001 0.0026 Germany
1900s 0.0044 0.0003 0.0042 Germany
1910s 0.0069 0.0006 0.0063 Germany
1920s 0.0093 0.001 0.0083 Germany
1930s 0.0113 0.0015 0.0098 Germany
1940s 0.014 0.0022 0.0118 Germany
1950s 0.0169 0.0029 0.014 Germany
1960s 0.0219 0.0045 0.0174 Germany
1970s 0.0277 0.0082 0.0195 Germany
1980s 0.0328 0.0127 0.0201 Germany
1990s 0.0371 0.0176 0.0195 Germany
2000s 0.0405 0.023 0.0175 Germany
2010s 0.0434 0.0284 0.015 Germany
2020s 0.0454 0.0321 0.0132 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher warming fossil fuels land use, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 0.0459 against 0.033 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in warming fossil fuels land use between Germany and Japan?
0.0129, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for warming fossil fuels land use?
Germany ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Warming fossil fuels land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Warming fossil fuels land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed