Iraq vs Japan: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Iraq
1.78 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan
1.69 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Iraq rank
50th
Japan rank
51st

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Japan
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.78 units per square kilometre against 1.69 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.09 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Iraq ranks 50th and Japan ranks 51st of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1449 units per square kilometre 10.17 units per square kilometre 10.03 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.2755 units per square kilometre 9.74 units per square kilometre 9.47 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.7241 units per square kilometre 4.91 units per square kilometre 4.19 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.78 units per square kilometre 3.68 units per square kilometre 1.89 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.43 units per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.96 units per square kilometre 2.59 units per square kilometre 0.6323 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.74 units per square kilometre 1.6 units per square kilometre 0.1396 units per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Iraq or Japan?
Iraq, at 1.78 units per square kilometre against 1.69 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Iraq and Japan?
0.09 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 50th 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.