Japan vs Northern America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Japan
453.74 kt
in 2023
Northern America
2,372 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
8th
Northern America rank
5th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Japan
  • Northern America
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k199020062023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 2,372 kt against 453.74 kt in Japan, a difference of 1,918 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 5.2 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 5th of 207 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 557.53 kt 1,958 kt 1,400 kt Northern America
2000s 602.58 kt 2,257 kt 1,654 kt Northern America
2010s 527.93 kt 2,396 kt 1,868 kt Northern America
2020s 453.41 kt 2,314 kt 1,860 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Japan or Northern America?
Northern America, at 2,372 kt against 453.74 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Japan and Northern America?
1,918 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 transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Japan ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 5th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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