Europe vs Japan: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Europe
- Japan
How they compare
Europe currently reports 107,564 kt against 20,200 kt in Japan, a difference of 87,364 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 5.3 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 5th and Japan ranks 6th 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 | 84,281 kt | 25,990 kt | 58,291 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 97,206 kt | 26,715 kt | 70,491 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 104,229 kt | 23,014 kt | 81,216 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 104,681 kt | 20,137 kt | 84,544 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Europe or Japan?
- Europe, at 107,564 kt against 20,200 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Europe and Japan?
- 87,364 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 transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Europe ranks 5th and Japan ranks 6th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — 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