Japan vs Sri Lanka: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,339 kt against 2,189 kt in Japan, a difference of 150 kt.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Japan ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,139 kt | 2,137 kt | 2.16 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,186 kt | 2,208 kt | 22.14 kt | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2,197 kt | 2,318 kt | 120.74 kt | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,193 kt | 2,341 kt | 148.4 kt | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,339 kt against 2,189 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 150 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Japan ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — 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
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.