Belize vs Japan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Belize
8.68 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
10.6 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Belize rank
26th
Japan rank
23rd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Belize
  • Japan
010203040196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 8.68 metric tons per square kilometre in Belize, a difference of 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.

Belize ranks 26th and Japan ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0517 metric tons per square kilometre 21.59 metric tons per square kilometre 21.54 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.088 metric tons per square kilometre 28.61 metric tons per square kilometre 28.52 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0996 metric tons per square kilometre 33.21 metric tons per square kilometre 33.11 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.6738 metric tons per square kilometre 22.9 metric tons per square kilometre 22.23 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2000s 6.95 metric tons per square kilometre 16.1 metric tons per square kilometre 9.15 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2010s 7.62 metric tons per square kilometre 12.73 metric tons per square kilometre 5.11 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2020s 8.52 metric tons per square kilometre 11.15 metric tons per square kilometre 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Belize or Japan?
Japan, at 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 8.68 metric tons per square kilometre in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Belize and Japan?
1.92 metric tons per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Belize and Japan rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Belize ranks 26th and Japan ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.