Japan vs Northern Europe: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Japan
6,880 kt
in 2023
Northern Europe
9,848 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
29th
Northern Europe rank
28th

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Japan
  • Northern Europe
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199020062023

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 9,848 kt against 6,880 kt in Japan, a difference of 2,968 kt.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 29th and Northern Europe ranks 28th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 7,112 kt 14,000 kt 6,888 kt Northern Europe
2000s 7,230 kt 15,923 kt 8,693 kt Northern Europe
2010s 7,117 kt 10,441 kt 3,325 kt Northern Europe
2020s 6,917 kt 9,795 kt 2,878 kt Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Japan or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 9,848 kt against 6,880 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Japan and Northern Europe?
2,968 kt, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Northern Europe rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Japan ranks 29th and Northern Europe ranks 28th 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) from CH4 (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 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