Japan vs Mexico: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food
Japan
1.2%
in 2015
Mexico
1.3%
in 2015
Japan rank
16th
Mexico rank
15th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 15th of 217 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Japan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Japan ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 15th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.