Japan vs United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions

Japan
3,870 kt
in 2023
United States
1,963 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
6th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions over time

  • Japan
  • United States
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3,870 kt against 1,963 kt in United States, a difference of 1,907 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times United States's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 138 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1990s 3,875 kt 1,880 kt 1,995 kt Japan
2000s 3,886 kt 1,913 kt 1,973 kt Japan
2010s 3,900 kt 1,935 kt 1,965 kt Japan
2020s 3,883 kt 1,955 kt 1,928 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions, Japan or United States?
Japan, at 3,870 kt against 1,963 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions between Japan and United States?
1,907 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 5,384 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf