China vs Japan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
China
9.75 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
10.6 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
24th
Japan rank
23rd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 9.75 metric tons per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.85 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 24th 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 | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.412 metric tons per square kilometre | 21.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 21.18 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.5744 metric tons per square kilometre | 28.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 28.03 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9974 metric tons per square kilometre | 33.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 32.21 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 19.69 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.49 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.85 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.88 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.83 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, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 9.75 metric tons per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.85 metric tons per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.