Eastern Asia vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Eastern Asia
- Japan
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 8,535 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan, a difference of 5,315 kt.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 3,062 kt | 2,710 kt | 351.88 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 3,668 kt | 3,135 kt | 533.05 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 5,640 kt | 4,347 kt | 1,293 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 7,169 kt | 4,633 kt | 2,536 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 8,316 kt | 3,832 kt | 4,484 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 8,506 kt | 3,310 kt | 5,196 kt | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Eastern Asia or Japan?
- Eastern Asia, at 8,535 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Eastern Asia and Japan?
- 5,315 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Asia and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Eastern Asia ranks 5th 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
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