Japan vs North Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice
Japan
0.0246 units per square kilometre
in 2019
North Korea
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan rank
15th
North Korea rank
17th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time
- Japan
- North Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0246 units per square kilometre against 0.0193 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0053 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 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 0.018 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Japan or North Korea?
- Japan, at 0.0246 units per square kilometre against 0.0193 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Japan and North Korea?
- 0.0053 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
- Japan ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.