Japan vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Japan
0.0177 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0179 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
97th
New Zealand rank
94th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
0.010.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0179 kt per square kilometre against 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

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

Japan ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 94th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.044 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0333 kt per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0549 kt per square kilometre 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0.0409 kt per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0542 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre 0.0392 kt per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0502 kt per square kilometre 0.0169 kt per square kilometre 0.0333 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0343 kt per square kilometre 0.0187 kt per square kilometre 0.0155 kt per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0232 kt per square kilometre 0.0177 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0185 kt per square kilometre 0.0177 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Japan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0179 kt per square kilometre against 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Japan and New Zealand?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 94th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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.