Asia vs Japan: Waste — Emissions

Asia
9,388 kt
in 2023
Japan
3,220 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Asia
  • Japan
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 9,388 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan, a difference of 6,168 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.9 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Asia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 33 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt —
1970s 3,194 kt 2,710 kt 484.07 kt Asia
1980s 3,870 kt 3,135 kt 735.18 kt Asia
1990s 6,026 kt 4,347 kt 1,679 kt Asia
2000s 7,706 kt 4,633 kt 3,073 kt Asia
2010s 9,014 kt 3,832 kt 5,182 kt Asia
2020s 9,332 kt 3,310 kt 6,022 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Asia or Japan?
Asia, at 9,388 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Asia and Japan?
6,168 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Asia and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
Asia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
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