Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Japan?

Iraq, at 12,032 kt against 11,766 kt in Japan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Iraq

12,032 kt

in 2023

Japan

11,766 kt

in 2023

Iraq rank

39th

Japan rank

42nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Iraq
Japan

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12,032 kt against 11,766 kt in Japan, a difference of 266 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Iraq ranks 39th and Japan ranks 42nd of 232 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,847 kt	17,897 kt	16,050 kt	Japan
1970s	2,986 kt	24,969 kt	21,983 kt	Japan
1980s	4,323 kt	25,313 kt	20,990 kt	Japan
1990s	4,797 kt	25,204 kt	20,407 kt	Japan
2000s	6,467 kt	19,523 kt	13,057 kt	Japan
2010s	9,292 kt	14,506 kt	5,214 kt	Japan
2020s	11,548 kt	12,161 kt	613.75 kt	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Iraq or Japan?: Iraq, at 12,032 kt against 11,766 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Iraq and Japan?: 266 kt, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Iraq ranks 39th and Japan ranks 42nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 2026

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