Japan vs United States: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 21,385 kt against 7,223 kt in Japan, a difference of 14,162 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 3.0 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 145 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,824 kt | 41,568 kt | 30,745 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 9,855 kt | 32,299 kt | 22,445 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 9,181 kt | 23,265 kt | 14,084 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 7,413 kt | 20,531 kt | 13,117 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 21,385 kt against 7,223 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Japan and United States?
- 14,162 kt, with United States 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 7th and United States ranks 4th of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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