France vs Japan: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3,220 kt against 2,330 kt in France, a difference of 890 kt.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times France's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 169 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 1,308 kt | 2,710 kt | 1,402 kt | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,435 kt | 3,135 kt | 1,700 kt | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,691 kt | 4,347 kt | 2,656 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,043 kt | 4,633 kt | 2,590 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,298 kt | 3,832 kt | 1,534 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,272 kt | 3,310 kt | 1,038 kt | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 3,220 kt against 2,330 kt in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between France and Japan?
- 890 kt, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
- France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 169 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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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