Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Japan: Waste — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
11.2 kt
in 2023
Japan
3,220 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
7th
Japan rank
5th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Japan
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3,220 kt against 11.2 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 3,209 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 287.5 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 15 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt
1970s 5.65 kt 2,710 kt 2,704 kt Japan
1980s 6.81 kt 3,135 kt 3,128 kt Japan
1990s 8.1 kt 4,347 kt 4,339 kt Japan
2000s 9.57 kt 4,633 kt 4,623 kt Japan
2010s 10.42 kt 3,832 kt 3,822 kt Japan
2020s 11.05 kt 3,310 kt 3,299 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Japan?
Japan, at 3,220 kt against 11.2 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan?
3,209 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 15 countries.
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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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
192 places, 11,013 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