European Union (27) vs Japan: Food Processing — Emissions

European Union (27)
78,191 kt
in 2023
Japan
19,731 kt
in 2023
European Union (27) rank
10th
Japan rank
7th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • European Union (27)
  • Japan
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 78,191 kt against 19,731 kt in Japan, a difference of 58,460 kt.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 4.0 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 36 groups.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 95,428 kt 16,531 kt 78,898 kt European Union (27)
2000s 97,975 kt 21,136 kt 76,839 kt European Union (27)
2010s 84,209 kt 22,064 kt 62,145 kt European Union (27)
2020s 78,719 kt 19,959 kt 58,759 kt European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, European Union (27) or Japan?
European Union (27), at 78,191 kt against 19,731 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between European Union (27) and Japan?
58,460 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do European Union (27) and Japan rank globally for food processing — emissions?
European Union (27) ranks 10th 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
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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.