Europe vs Japan: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

Europe
41,417 kt
in 2023
Japan
5,208 kt
in 2023
Europe rank
12th
Japan rank
14th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • Europe
  • Japan
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How they compare

Europe currently reports 41,417 kt against 5,208 kt in Japan, a difference of 36,209 kt.

That makes Europe's figure about 8.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.

Europe ranks 12th and Japan ranks 14th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 10,346 kt 2,249 kt 8,097 kt Europe
2000s 29,124 kt 630.46 kt 28,494 kt Europe
2010s 45,212 kt 3,277 kt 41,935 kt Europe
2020s 40,630 kt 5,140 kt 35,490 kt Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Europe or Japan?
Europe, at 41,417 kt against 5,208 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Europe and Japan?
36,209 kt, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe and Japan rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Europe ranks 12th and Japan ranks 14th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 7,980 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