India vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

India
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
Japan
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
India rank
157th
Japan rank
159th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • India
  • Japan
000000196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0001 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in Japan, a difference of 0 kt per person.

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

India ranks 157th and Japan ranks 159th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Japan
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Japan
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Japan
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Japan
2000s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Japan
2010s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Japan
2020s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, India or Japan?
India, at 0.0001 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between India and Japan?
0 kt per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
India ranks 157th and Japan ranks 159th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.