How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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.

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

Japan

0.0177 kt per square kilometre

in 2023

Ukraine

0.0178 kt per square kilometre

in 2023

Japan rank

97th

Ukraine rank

96th

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

Japan
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.0178 kt per square kilometre against 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 97th and Ukraine ranks 96th of 186 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0489 kt per square kilometre	0.0178 kt per square kilometre	0.0311 kt per square kilometre	Japan
2000s	0.0343 kt per square kilometre	0.0195 kt per square kilometre	0.0147 kt per square kilometre	Japan
2010s	0.0232 kt per square kilometre	0.016 kt per square kilometre	0.0072 kt per square kilometre	Japan
2020s	0.0185 kt per square kilometre	0.0171 kt per square kilometre	0.0014 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 Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 0.0178 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 Ukraine?: 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?: Japan ranks 97th and Ukraine ranks 96th 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: 21 September 2026

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.