Greece vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Greece
0.032 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0323 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
68th
Japan rank
66th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
0.020.030.040.050.060.07196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0323 kt per square kilometre against 0.032 kt per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Greece ranks 68th and Japan ranks 66th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0254 kt per square kilometre 0.0488 kt per square kilometre 0.0234 kt per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0289 kt per square kilometre 0.0681 kt per square kilometre 0.0392 kt per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0316 kt per square kilometre 0.0693 kt per square kilometre 0.0377 kt per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0359 kt per square kilometre 0.0691 kt per square kilometre 0.0332 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0432 kt per square kilometre 0.0536 kt per square kilometre 0.0104 kt per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0381 kt per square kilometre 0.0398 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0331 kt per square kilometre 0.0334 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Greece or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0323 kt per square kilometre against 0.032 kt per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Greece and Japan?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 68th and Japan ranks 66th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.