British Virgin Islands vs Japan: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan
1.69 units per square kilometre
in 2022
British Virgin Islands rank
54th
Japan rank
51st

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Japan
051015196119912022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.69 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.2 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 54th and Japan ranks 51st of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0598 units per square kilometre 10.17 units per square kilometre 10.11 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.1992 units per square kilometre 9.74 units per square kilometre 9.54 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.4733 units per square kilometre 4.91 units per square kilometre 4.44 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 4.03 units per square kilometre 3.68 units per square kilometre 0.3507 units per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 2.27 units per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre 0.5996 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.58 units per square kilometre 2.59 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.48 units per square kilometre 1.6 units per square kilometre 0.1234 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, British Virgin Islands or Japan?
Japan, at 1.69 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and Japan?
0.2 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Japan?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do British Virgin Islands and Japan rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 54th and Japan ranks 51st of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.