Asia vs Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)

Asia
126,959 kt
in 2023
Japan
7,223 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • Asia
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 126,959 kt against 7,223 kt in Japan, a difference of 119,736 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 17.6 times Japan's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 27,534 kt 10,824 kt 16,710 kt Asia
2000s 88,320 kt 9,855 kt 78,465 kt Asia
2010s 123,044 kt 9,181 kt 113,862 kt Asia
2020s 118,243 kt 7,413 kt 110,830 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Asia or Japan?
Asia, at 126,959 kt against 7,223 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Asia and Japan?
119,736 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and Japan rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
Asia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 34 groups.
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

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.