Asia vs Japan: Food Processing — Emissions

Asia
168,169 kt
in 2023
Japan
19,731 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
4th
Japan rank
7th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • Asia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 168,169 kt against 19,731 kt in Japan, a difference of 148,438 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 8.5 times Japan's.

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

Asia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 36 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 42,585 kt 16,531 kt 26,054 kt Asia
2000s 167,545 kt 21,136 kt 146,409 kt Asia
2010s 207,998 kt 22,064 kt 185,934 kt Asia
2020s 165,668 kt 19,959 kt 145,709 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Asia or Japan?
Asia, at 168,169 kt against 19,731 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Asia and Japan?
148,438 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 processing — emissions?
Asia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — 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 Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.