Japan vs Northern America: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq)

Japan
9,777 kt
in 2023
Northern America
11,882 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
15th
Northern America rank
14th

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Japan
  • Northern America
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 11,882 kt against 9,777 kt in Japan, a difference of 2,105 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 14th of 136 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Northern America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 21,400 kt 7,805 kt 13,595 kt Japan
1970s 17,891 kt 9,668 kt 8,222 kt Japan
1980s 15,046 kt 11,574 kt 3,472 kt Japan
1990s 13,449 kt 12,659 kt 789.89 kt Japan
2000s 11,230 kt 12,813 kt 1,583 kt Northern America
2010s 10,549 kt 11,538 kt 988.84 kt Northern America
2020s 9,973 kt 10,911 kt 938.51 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq), Japan or Northern America?
Northern America, at 11,882 kt against 9,777 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and Northern America?
2,105 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Northern America rank globally for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 14th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — 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

Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.