Germany vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Germany
0.0063 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0057 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
15th
Japan rank
17th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0063 kt per square kilometre against 0.0057 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and Japan ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 0.0063 kt per square kilometre against 0.0057 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
- 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 15th 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.