Japan vs World: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC

Japan
480.18 kt
in 2020
World
1,268 kt
in 2020
Japan rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC over time

  • Japan
  • World
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020052020

How they compare

World currently reports 1,268 kt against 480.18 kt in Japan, a difference of 787.82 kt.

That makes World's figure about 2.6 times Japan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 18 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan World Difference Ahead
1990s 501.41 kt 1,351 kt 849.45 kt World
2000s 477.17 kt 1,546 kt 1,069 kt World
2010s 478.9 kt 2,042 kt 1,563 kt World
2020s 480.18 kt 1,268 kt 787.72 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, Japan or World?
World, at 1,268 kt against 480.18 kt in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between Japan and World?
787.82 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Japan and World rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 18 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. 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) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
23 places, 644 data points, 1990–2020
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