British Virgin Islands vs Japan: How have things changed?, per capita

British Virgin Islands
0.0286 metric tons per person
in 2024
Japan
0.0294 metric tons per person
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
57th
Japan rank
55th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Japan
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196519942024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0294 metric tons per person against 0.0286 metric tons per person in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0008 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 57th and Japan ranks 55th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0391 metric tons per person 0.0791 metric tons per person 0.04 metric tons per person Japan
1970s 0.0305 metric tons per person 0.095 metric tons per person 0.0645 metric tons per person Japan
1980s 0.0367 metric tons per person 0.1008 metric tons per person 0.0641 metric tons per person Japan
1990s 0.0228 metric tons per person 0.0668 metric tons per person 0.0439 metric tons per person Japan
2000s 0.052 metric tons per person 0.046 metric tons per person 0.006 metric tons per person British Virgin Islands
2010s 0.0373 metric tons per person 0.0364 metric tons per person 0.0008 metric tons per person British Virgin Islands
2020s 0.0295 metric tons per person 0.0318 metric tons per person 0.0023 metric tons per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, British Virgin Islands or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0294 metric tons per person against 0.0286 metric tons per person in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between British Virgin Islands and Japan?
0.0008 metric tons per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Japan?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Japan rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
British Virgin Islands ranks 57th and Japan ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.