China, mainland vs Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
217.44 kt
in 2023
Japan
19.31 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • Japan
050100150200250199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 217.44 kt against 19.31 kt in Japan, a difference of 198.13 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 11.3 times Japan's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 13.98 kt 23.55 kt 9.57 kt Japan
2000s 157.99 kt 23.08 kt 134.91 kt China, mainland
2010s 215.57 kt 23.36 kt 192.21 kt China, mainland
2020s 200 kt 19.93 kt 180.06 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or Japan?
China, mainland, at 217.44 kt against 19.31 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and Japan?
198.13 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Japan rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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