Japan vs Northern America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Japan
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 586,141 kt against 112,450 kt in Japan, a difference of 473,691 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 8th of 227 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 | 103,781 kt | 489,856 kt | 386,074 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 118,725 kt | 573,909 kt | 455,184 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 122,136 kt | 570,046 kt | 447,910 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 113,063 kt | 577,946 kt | 464,882 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), Japan or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 586,141 kt against 112,450 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and Northern America?
- 473,691 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 pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- Japan ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 8th of 227 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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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.