Japan vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Waste — Emissions Share

Japan
11.92 %
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
3.25 %
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
23rd

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Japan
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
24681012199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 11.92 % against 3.25 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 8.67 %.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.7 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

Japan ranks 21st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 23rd of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 7.3 % 2.3 % 5 % Japan
2000s 9.79 % 2.54 % 7.25 % Japan
2010s 11.32 % 2.87 % 8.45 % Japan
2020s 11.68 % 3.15 % 8.52 % Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Japan or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Japan, at 11.92 % against 3.25 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Japan and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
8.67 %, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Japan ranks 21st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 23rd of 208 countries.
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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 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.