Japan vs Portugal: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita

Japan
0.0049 units per person
in 2022
Portugal
0.0047 units per person
in 2022
Japan rank
110th
Portugal rank
111th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0049 units per person against 0.0047 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 111th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0362 units per person 0.0096 units per person 0.0266 units per person Japan
1970s 0.0327 units per person 0.0186 units per person 0.0141 units per person Japan
1980s 0.015 units per person 0.0255 units per person 0.0105 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.0107 units per person 0.0329 units per person 0.0222 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0082 units per person 0.0208 units per person 0.0126 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0074 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.0006 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.0046 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita, Japan or Portugal?
Japan, at 0.0049 units per person against 0.0047 units per person in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita between Japan and Portugal?
0.0002 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
Japan ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 111th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.