Indonesia vs Japan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Indonesia
12.27 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
10.6 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
20th
Japan rank
23rd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre against 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Indonesia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6547 metric tons per square kilometre | 21.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.94 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7934 metric tons per square kilometre | 28.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 27.81 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 33.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 31.86 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.6 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.4 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 10.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6503 metric tons per square kilometre | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia, at 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre against 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Japan?
- 1.67 metric tons 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 1965 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 20th 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.