Americas vs Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Americas
- Japan
How they compare
Americas currently reports 35,583 kt against 7,283 kt in Japan, a difference of 28,300 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 4.9 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 35 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,282 kt | 10,899 kt | 40,383 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 43,911 kt | 9,933 kt | 33,978 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 35,138 kt | 9,262 kt | 25,875 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 34,598 kt | 7,478 kt | 27,120 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Americas or Japan?
- Americas, at 35,583 kt against 7,283 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and Japan?
- 28,300 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Japan rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.