European Union (27) vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

European Union (27)
11,771 kt
in 2023
Japan
2,078 kt
in 2023
European Union (27) rank
11th
Japan rank
13th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • European Union (27)
  • Japan
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 11,771 kt against 2,078 kt in Japan, a difference of 9,693 kt.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 5.7 times Japan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 11th and Japan ranks 13th of 32 groups.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 5,677 kt 1,760 kt 3,917 kt European Union (27)
1970s 6,872 kt 2,150 kt 4,723 kt European Union (27)
1980s 7,521 kt 2,390 kt 5,131 kt European Union (27)
1990s 8,883 kt 2,542 kt 6,342 kt European Union (27)
2000s 10,550 kt 2,405 kt 8,144 kt European Union (27)
2010s 11,107 kt 2,212 kt 8,895 kt European Union (27)
2020s 11,637 kt 2,103 kt 9,534 kt European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, European Union (27) or Japan?
European Union (27), at 11,771 kt against 2,078 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between European Union (27) and Japan?
9,693 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do European Union (27) and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
European Union (27) ranks 11th and Japan ranks 13th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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