Japan vs United States of America: Rice Cultivation — Emissions

Japan
250.14 kt
in 2050
United States of America
527.61 kt
in 2050
Japan rank
15th
United States of America rank
16th

Rice Cultivation — Emissions over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
200300400500600700196120052050

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 527.61 kt against 250.14 kt in Japan, a difference of 277.47 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th of 115 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 681.3 kt 269.6 kt 411.7 kt Japan
1970s 560.48 kt 333.39 kt 227.09 kt Japan
1980s 467.73 kt 398.12 kt 69.61 kt Japan
1990s 420.31 kt 434.19 kt 13.88 kt United States of America
2000s 350.27 kt 437.59 kt 87.32 kt United States of America
2010s 330.74 kt 393 kt 62.26 kt United States of America
2020s 313.34 kt 371.28 kt 57.94 kt United States of America
2030s 311.4 kt 501.28 kt 189.88 kt United States of America
2050s 250.14 kt 527.61 kt 277.47 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 527.61 kt against 250.14 kt in Japan as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions between Japan and United States of America?
277.47 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions?
Japan ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 9,899 data points, 1961–2050
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