Japan vs Singapore: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Japan
0.0088 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0585 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
Singapore rank
2nd
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0585 kt per square kilometre against 0.0088 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0497 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 6.6 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 136 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970s | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | 0.0347 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | 0.0314 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 0.0529 kt per square kilometre | 0.0424 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | 0.0484 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0585 kt per square kilometre against 0.0088 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.0497 kt per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd 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.