Japan vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4,180 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan, a difference of 960 kt.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 2,710 kt | 1,768 kt | 942 kt | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,135 kt | 2,307 kt | 828 kt | Japan |
| 1990s | 4,347 kt | 2,328 kt | 2,019 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,633 kt | 3,113 kt | 1,520 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,832 kt | 3,326 kt | 506 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,310 kt | 4,048 kt | 737.5 kt | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 4,180 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Japan and Spain?
- 960 kt, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd 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