Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan

Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.46 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.46 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.19 kt
in 2013
All-time low
1.46 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 1.8 kt1991: 1.7 kt1992: 1.7 kt1993: 1.8 kt1994: 1.9 kt1995: 1.9 kt1996: 1.9 kt1997: 2 kt1998: 1.8 kt1999: 1.8 kt2000: 1.8 kt2001: 1.9 kt2002: 1.9 kt2003: 2 kt2004: 2 kt2005: 2 kt2006: 1.9 kt2007: 2 kt2008: 2 kt2009: 2.1 kt2010: 2.1 kt2011: 2.1 kt2012: 2.1 kt2013: 2.2 kt2014: 2.1 kt2015: 2.1 kt2016: 2 kt2017: 2 kt2018: 2 kt2019: 1.9 kt2020: 1.7 kt2021: 1.7 kt2022: 1.5 kt2023: 1.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Japan is 1.46 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Japan peaked at 2.19 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.46 kt, in 2022.

That places Japan 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.85 kt 1.73 kt 2.01 kt 10
2000s 1.96 kt 1.84 kt 2.11 kt 10
2010s 2.07 kt 1.89 kt 2.19 kt 10
2020s 1.58 kt 1.46 kt 1.7 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
  2. 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
  3. 8 Brazil 1.87 kt compare
  4. 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
  5. 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
  6. 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Japan?
Food packaging — emissions in Japan was 1.46 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2.19 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.46 kt in 2022.
How does Japan rank for food packaging — emissions?
Japan ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf