Japan vs World: Waste — Emissions Share

Japan
0.32 %
in 2023
World
0.05 %
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
World rank
10th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Japan
  • World
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.32 % against 0.05 % in World, a difference of 0.27 %.

That makes Japan's figure about 6.4 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 13th and World ranks 10th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.375 % 0.049 % 0.326 % Japan
2000s 0.405 % 0.054 % 0.351 % Japan
2010s 0.332 % 0.051 % 0.281 % Japan
2020s 0.3225 % 0.05 % 0.2725 % Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Japan or World?
Japan, at 0.32 % against 0.05 % in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Japan and World?
0.27 %, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and World rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Japan ranks 13th and World ranks 10th 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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About this data

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.