Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Asia or Japan?

Asia, at 1.76 million kt against 97,784 kt in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between Asia and Japan?

1.67 million kt, with Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Japan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs Japan: Pre- and post-production — Emissions

Asia

1.76 million kt

in 2023

Japan

97,784 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

Japan rank

6th

Pre- and post-production — Emissions over time

Asia
Japan

How they compare

Asia currently reports 1.76 million kt against 97,784 kt in Japan, a difference of 1.67 million kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 18.0 times Japan's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	507,610 kt	91,965 kt	415,645 kt	Asia
2000s	988,654 kt	108,230 kt	880,424 kt	Asia
2010s	1.49 million kt	109,062 kt	1.38 million kt	Asia
2020s	1.70 million kt	98,435 kt	1.60 million kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Asia or Japan?: Asia, at 1.76 million kt against 97,784 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between Asia and Japan?: 1.67 million kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Japan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and Japan rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 281 places, 9,125 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.