Germany vs Japan: Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant
Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.06 Percentage of GDP against 1.94 Percentage of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.12 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 Percentage of GDP | 1.8 Percentage of GDP | 0.5104 Percentage of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.49 Percentage of GDP | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | 0.326 Percentage of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | 2.01 Percentage of GDP | 0.065 Percentage of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subnational government climate finance — climate significant, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 2.06 Percentage of GDP against 1.94 Percentage of GDP in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subnational government climate finance — climate significant between Germany and Japan?
- 0.12 Percentage of GDP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for subnational government climate finance — climate significant?
- Germany ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Subnational Government Climate Finance database provides comparable data on subnational public climate-significant expenditure and investment, covering the years from 2001 to 2023, for 33 OECD and EU countries. This database was built using a pioneer methodology developed in the framework of the project “Financing Climate Action in Regions and Cities”, a joint 2022 project between the OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). The methodology relies on a refined approach to the COFOG classification from the System of National Accounts. Using the EU taxonomy for sustainability activities, three first-level COFOG functions (economic affairs and housing and community amenities) and 13 second-level COFOG functions (e.g. transport and energy, environmental protection, waste, water management, housing development) were identified as being “climate-significant”, meaning that expenditure and investment in these areas contributes, to some extent, to climate adaptation or mitigation objectives. For more information on the methodology used and related work on climate finance tracking, please visit: Tracking subnational government climate expenditure