Africa vs Japan: Waste — Emissions Share
Africa
3.15 %
in 2023
Japan
11.92 %
in 2023
Africa rank
24th
Japan rank
21st
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Africa
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11.92 % against 3.15 % in Africa, a difference of 8.77 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.8 times Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st of 34 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1 % | 7.3 % | 5.19 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.39 % | 9.79 % | 7.4 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.75 % | 11.32 % | 8.57 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.03 % | 11.68 % | 8.64 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Africa or Japan?
- Japan, at 11.92 % against 3.15 % in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Africa and Japan?
- 8.77 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Africa ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.