Japan vs United States of America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)

Japan
112,450 kt
in 2023
United States of America
512,768 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
8th
United States of America rank
10th

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 512,768 kt against 112,450 kt in Japan, a difference of 400,318 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.6 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 221 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 103,781 kt 445,098 kt 341,317 kt United States of America
2000s 118,725 kt 519,060 kt 400,335 kt United States of America
2010s 122,136 kt 504,232 kt 382,096 kt United States of America
2020s 113,063 kt 505,190 kt 392,127 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 512,768 kt against 112,450 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and United States of America?
400,318 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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