Japan vs Northern America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Japan
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 93,009 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan, a difference of 62,896 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.1 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,905 kt | 55,271 kt | 34,366 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 26,631 kt | 79,694 kt | 53,063 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 31,473 kt | 96,551 kt | 65,078 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 30,352 kt | 91,910 kt | 61,559 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Japan or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 93,009 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and Northern America?
- 62,896 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Northern America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Japan ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 7th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — 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 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