Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan
Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1.46 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat
Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.46 kt for food packaging — emissions 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%.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.76 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.75 kt | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.73 kt | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.85 kt | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.89 kt | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.95 kt | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.93 kt | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.01 kt | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.82 kt | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 1.84 kt | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.84 kt | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.87 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.87 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.96 kt | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.99 kt | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.02 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.95 kt | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.01 kt | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2 kt | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.11 kt | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.09 kt | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.13 kt | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.11 kt | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.19 kt | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.12 kt | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.13 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.01 kt | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.02 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.99 kt | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.89 kt | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.69 kt | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.46 kt | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 1.46 kt | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.46 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.006 kt, 244.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.46 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0182 kt, 80.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0108 kt compare
- 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
- 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0078 kt compare
- 8 Brazil 1.87 kt compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0033 kt compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 10 Melanesia 0.0026 kt compare
- 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0018 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0005 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.