Japan vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Japan
0.0177 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0173 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
97th
South Africa rank
100th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0177 kt per square kilometre against 0.0173 kt per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | 0.0406 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0549 kt per square kilometre | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0501 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0542 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0477 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0502 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 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 South Africa?
- Japan, at 0.0177 kt per square kilometre against 0.0173 kt per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th 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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About this data
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.