Japan vs Tuvalu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Japan
0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
166th
Tuvalu rank
168th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Japan
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 166th and Tuvalu ranks 168th of 201 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.0848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.1509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.2462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Japan or Tuvalu?
- Japan, at 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Japan and Tuvalu?
- 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 166th and Tuvalu ranks 168th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.