Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Japan
11,766 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
11,155 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
42nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
44th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 11,766 kt against 11,155 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 611 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Japan ranks 42nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 17,897 kt 45,620 kt 27,723 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 24,969 kt 53,778 kt 28,809 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 25,313 kt 53,588 kt 28,276 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 25,204 kt 61,527 kt 36,324 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 19,523 kt 35,799 kt 16,276 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 14,506 kt 12,689 kt 1,817 kt Japan
2020s 12,161 kt 11,290 kt 871.25 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Japan, at 11,766 kt against 11,155 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
611 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 42nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th 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

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