Japan vs Polynesia: Waste — Emissions Share

Japan
22.43 %
in 2023
Polynesia
22.53 %
in 2023
Japan rank
104th
Polynesia rank
102nd

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Japan
  • Polynesia
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How they compare

Polynesia currently reports 22.53 % against 22.43 % in Japan, a difference of 0.1 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 104th and Polynesia ranks 102nd of 208 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Polynesia Difference Ahead
1990s 37.08 % 18.92 % 18.16 % Japan
2000s 32.36 % 19.45 % 12.92 % Japan
2010s 26.04 % 19.49 % 6.55 % Japan
2020s 22.95 % 22.46 % 0.49 % Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Japan or Polynesia?
Polynesia, at 22.53 % against 22.43 % in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Japan and Polynesia?
0.1 %, with Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Polynesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Polynesia rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Japan ranks 104th and Polynesia ranks 102nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). 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 Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.