Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Japan

Japan: Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.0488 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0488 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
24th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0594 kt per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0351 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Japan, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.035 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.036 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.038 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.038 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.04 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.039 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.04 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.042 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.043 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.043 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.046 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.048 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.047 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.048 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.048 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.051 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.047 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.051 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.055 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.059 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.059 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.055 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.054 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.053 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.053 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.048 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.051 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.049 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.049 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Japan is 0.0488 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Japan peaked at 0.0594 kt per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0351 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

Japan ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0351 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0363 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1992 0.0376 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1993 0.0377 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1994 0.0402 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
1995 0.0408 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1996 0.0407 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1997 0.0395 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
1998 0.0397 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1999 0.0418 kt per square kilometre +5.5%
2000 0.0432 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
2001 0.043 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2002 0.0457 kt per square kilometre +6.2%
2003 0.0484 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
2004 0.0467 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
2005 0.0481 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2006 0.0477 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2007 0.051 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2008 0.049 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2009 0.0472 kt per square kilometre -3.7%
2010 0.051 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
2011 0.0546 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
2012 0.0594 kt per square kilometre +8.9%
2013 0.0586 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2014 0.0554 kt per square kilometre -5.5%
2015 0.054 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2016 0.0535 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2017 0.0531 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2018 0.0494 kt per square kilometre -6.9%
2019 0.0483 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
2020 0.0511 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2021 0.0485 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2022 0.0494 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2023 0.0488 kt per square kilometre -1.2%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0488 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 kt per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0488 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0026 kt per square kilometre, 18.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.039 kt per square kilometre 0.0351 kt per square kilometre 0.0418 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.047 kt per square kilometre 0.043 kt per square kilometre 0.051 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0537 kt per square kilometre 0.0483 kt per square kilometre 0.0594 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0494 kt per square kilometre 0.0485 kt per square kilometre 0.0511 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 21 Grenada 0.0515 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0494 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Malaysia 0.049 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Saint Lucia 0.0474 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0455 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.04 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Japan?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Japan was 0.0488 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0594 kt per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0351 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Japan rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Japan ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.