Denmark vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Denmark
0.0053 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0057 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
20th
Japan rank
17th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0057 kt per square kilometre against 0.0053 kt per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0057 kt per square kilometre against 0.0053 kt per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Denmark and Japan?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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.