Japan vs United States of America: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

Japan
30,113 kt
in 2023
United States of America
85,109 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
United States of America rank
9th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 85,109 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan, a difference of 54,996 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 9th of 235 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 20,905 kt 52,202 kt 31,298 kt United States of America
2000s 26,631 kt 74,820 kt 48,189 kt United States of America
2010s 31,473 kt 90,395 kt 58,922 kt United States of America
2020s 30,352 kt 84,137 kt 53,786 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 85,109 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and United States of America?
54,996 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 9th of 235 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
268 places, 8,828 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