Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Japan or United States?

Japan, at 1.46 kt against 1.06 kt in United States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs United States: Food Packaging — Emissions

Japan

1.46 kt

in 2023

United States

1.06 kt

in 2023

Japan rank

11th

United States rank

13th

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.46 kt against 1.06 kt in United States, a difference of 0.4 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.85 kt	6.6 kt	4.75 kt	United States
2000s	1.96 kt	3.95 kt	1.98 kt	United States
2010s	2.07 kt	2.79 kt	0.7188 kt	United States
2020s	1.58 kt	1.08 kt	0.494 kt	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Japan or United States?: Japan, at 1.46 kt against 1.06 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Japan and United States?: 0.4 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 food packaging — emissions?: Japan ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 178 places, 5,298 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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