Germany vs Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7,283 kt against 5,293 kt in Germany, a difference of 1,990 kt.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 133 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,654 kt | 10,858 kt | 3,204 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 7,526 kt | 9,933 kt | 2,407 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 6,582 kt | 9,262 kt | 2,681 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,423 kt | 7,478 kt | 2,054 kt | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 7,283 kt against 5,293 kt in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Germany and Japan?
- 1,990 kt, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 133 countries.
- 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.