Japan vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions Share

Japan
0.32 %
in 2023
Portugal
0.52 %
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Portugal rank
11th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Japan
  • Portugal
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.52 % against 0.32 % in Japan, a difference of 0.2 %.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Japan ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 11th of 148 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.375 % 0.381 % 0.006 % Portugal
2000s 0.405 % 0.301 % 0.104 % Japan
2010s 0.332 % 0.366 % 0.034 % Portugal
2020s 0.3225 % 0.4925 % 0.17 % Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Japan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.52 % against 0.32 % in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Japan and Portugal?
0.2 %, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Japan ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 11th of 148 countries.
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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 6,013 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.