Japan vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Japan
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
97th
South Africa rank
100th
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 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 South Africa?
- Japan, at 0.0006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Japan and South Africa?
- 0 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th 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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About this data
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.