Japan vs North Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square

Japan
0.0009 units per square kilometre
in 2019
North Korea
0.0007 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan rank
15th
North Korea rank
17th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square over time

  • Japan
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0009 units per square kilometre against 0.0007 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 17th of 117 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square, Japan or North Korea?
Japan, at 0.0009 units per square kilometre against 0.0007 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square between Japan and North Korea?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square?
Japan ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 17th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 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.