France vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
France
0.0043 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0088 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0088 kt per square kilometre against 0.0043 kt per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0045 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times France's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 136 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0088 kt per square kilometre against 0.0043 kt per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between France and Japan?
- 0.0045 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), 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 (CO2) 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.