Europe vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Europe
- Japan
How they compare
Europe currently reports 7,802 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan, a difference of 4,582 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Europe ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 4,859 kt | 2,710 kt | 2,149 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 5,778 kt | 3,135 kt | 2,643 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 5,956 kt | 4,347 kt | 1,609 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 6,863 kt | 4,633 kt | 2,230 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 7,211 kt | 3,832 kt | 3,379 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 7,685 kt | 3,310 kt | 4,375 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Europe or Japan?
- Europe, at 7,802 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Europe and Japan?
- 4,582 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Europe ranks 6th 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