China vs Japan: Incineration — Emissions
Incineration — Emissions over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 11,228 kt against 3,870 kt in Japan, a difference of 7,358 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.9 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 129 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,036 kt | 3,875 kt | 6,161 kt | China |
| 2000s | 10,495 kt | 3,886 kt | 6,609 kt | China |
| 2010s | 11,027 kt | 3,900 kt | 7,127 kt | China |
| 2020s | 11,211 kt | 3,883 kt | 7,328 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incineration — emissions, China or Japan?
- China, at 11,228 kt against 3,870 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in incineration — emissions between China and Japan?
- 7,358 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for incineration — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Incineration — Emissions (CO2). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.