Japan vs Southern Europe: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Japan
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 4,834 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan, a difference of 1,614 kt.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Southern Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 2,710 kt | 2,361 kt | 349.41 kt | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,135 kt | 2,965 kt | 169.96 kt | Japan |
| 1990s | 4,347 kt | 3,050 kt | 1,297 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,633 kt | 3,804 kt | 828.52 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,832 kt | 4,002 kt | 169.6 kt | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 3,310 kt | 4,713 kt | 1,403 kt | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Japan or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 4,834 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Japan and Southern Europe?
- 1,614 kt, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Southern Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Japan ranks 5th and Southern Europe ranks 8th 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