Japan vs Republic of Korea: Waste — Emissions Share
Japan
0.32 %
in 2023
Republic of Korea
0.27 %
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Republic of Korea rank
14th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.32 % against 0.27 % in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.05 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 159 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.375 % | 0.251 % | 0.124 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.405 % | 0.347 % | 0.058 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.332 % | 0.258 % | 0.074 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3225 % | 0.2675 % | 0.055 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Japan or Republic of Korea?
- Japan, at 0.32 % against 0.27 % in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 0.05 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Japan ranks 13th and Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 159 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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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.