Ghana vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3,220 kt against 708 kt in Ghana, a difference of 2,512 kt.
That makes Japan's figure about 4.5 times Ghana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 8th 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 | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 0 kt | 2,710 kt | 2,710 kt | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 kt | 3,135 kt | 3,135 kt | Japan |
| 1990s | 84.05 kt | 4,347 kt | 4,263 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 84.15 kt | 4,633 kt | 4,549 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 144.9 kt | 3,832 kt | 3,687 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 494 kt | 3,310 kt | 2,816 kt | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Japan?
- Japan, at 3,220 kt against 708 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ghana and Japan?
- 2,512 kt, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 8th 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