Japan vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Japan
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
97th
New Zealand rank
94th

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
0.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 94th of 186 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Japan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Japan and New Zealand?
0 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 94th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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.