Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Warming fossil fuels land use

Japan
0.033
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0361
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Warming fossil fuels land use over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.010.020.030.04185119372024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.0361 against 0.033 in Japan, a difference of 0.0031.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 174 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 209 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1850s 0 0.0004 0.0004 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1860s 0 0.0015 0.0014 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1870s 0 0.003 0.0029 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1880s 0.0001 0.0047 0.0047 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1890s 0.0001 0.0067 0.0065 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1900s 0.0003 0.009 0.0087 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1910s 0.0006 0.0116 0.011 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1920s 0.001 0.0139 0.0129 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1930s 0.0015 0.0159 0.0144 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 0.0022 0.0182 0.0161 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 0.0029 0.0212 0.0183 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 0.0045 0.0245 0.0201 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.0082 0.0277 0.0194 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0127 0.0301 0.0174 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0176 0.0325 0.0149 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.023 0.0345 0.0114 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0284 0.0355 0.0071 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0321 0.036 0.0039 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher warming fossil fuels land use, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.0361 against 0.033 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in warming fossil fuels land use between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0031, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for warming fossil fuels land use?
Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th 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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About this data

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