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

Japan
10.6 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
9.18 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Netherlands rank
25th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
10203040196519942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 25th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 21.59 metric tons per square kilometre 10.02 metric tons per square kilometre 11.57 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1970s 28.61 metric tons per square kilometre 9.59 metric tons per square kilometre 19.02 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1980s 33.21 metric tons per square kilometre 14.81 metric tons per square kilometre 18.4 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
1990s 22.9 metric tons per square kilometre 15.93 metric tons per square kilometre 6.97 metric tons per square kilometre Japan
2000s 16.1 metric tons per square kilometre 16.35 metric tons per square kilometre 0.253 metric tons per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 12.73 metric tons per square kilometre 13 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2726 metric tons per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 11.15 metric tons per square kilometre 9.91 metric tons per square kilometre 1.24 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, Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Japan and Netherlands?
1.42 metric tons per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 25th 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.