Indonesia vs Japan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice

Indonesia
0.0337 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan
0.0246 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Indonesia rank
12th
Japan rank
15th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time

  • Indonesia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.0337 units per square kilometre against 0.0246 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0091 units per square kilometre.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Indonesia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th of 117 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.052 units per square kilometre 0.0279 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0275 units per square kilometre 0.0428 units per square kilometre 0.0153 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0316 units per square kilometre 0.0359 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0364 units per square kilometre 0.0323 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 0.0369 units per square kilometre 0.0269 units per square kilometre 0.01 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 0.0361 units per square kilometre 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Indonesia or Japan?
Indonesia, at 0.0337 units per square kilometre against 0.0246 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Indonesia and Japan?
0.0091 units per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Indonesia ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - 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.