Australia vs Japan: Food Processing — Emissions

Australia
13,555 kt
in 2023
Japan
19,731 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Japan rank
7th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • Japan
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 19,731 kt against 13,555 kt in Australia, a difference of 6,176 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 11,318 kt 16,531 kt 5,213 kt Japan
2000s 11,967 kt 21,136 kt 9,170 kt Japan
2010s 12,961 kt 22,064 kt 9,103 kt Japan
2020s 13,648 kt 19,959 kt 6,312 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Australia or Japan?
Japan, at 19,731 kt against 13,555 kt in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Australia and Japan?
6,176 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for food processing — emissions?
Australia ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 103 countries.
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.