Asia vs Japan: Waste — Emissions Share
Asia
0.04 %
in 2023
Japan
0.32 %
in 2023
Asia rank
14th
Japan rank
13th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Asia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.32 % against 0.04 % in Asia, a difference of 0.28 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 8.0 times Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 13th of 33 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.065 % | 0.375 % | 0.31 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.062 % | 0.405 % | 0.343 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.05 % | 0.332 % | 0.282 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0425 % | 0.3225 % | 0.28 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Asia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.32 % against 0.04 % in Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Asia and Japan?
- 0.28 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Asia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 13th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (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 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.