Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan

Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions was 7,223 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7,223 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
11,198 kt
in 1990
All-time low
7,223 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 11.2k kt1991: 11.0k kt1992: 11.0k kt1993: 10.8k kt1994: 11.1k kt1995: 10.9k kt1996: 11.0k kt1997: 11.0k kt1998: 10.0k kt1999: 10.2k kt2000: 10.3k kt2001: 10.0k kt2002: 10.3k kt2003: 10.4k kt2004: 10.0k kt2005: 9.9k kt2006: 9.5k kt2007: 9.7k kt2008: 9.3k kt2009: 9.2k kt2010: 9.2k kt2011: 9.7k kt2012: 10.1k kt2013: 9.9k kt2014: 9.4k kt2015: 9.1k kt2016: 9.1k kt2017: 8.8k kt2018: 8.6k kt2019: 8.1k kt2020: 7.6k kt2021: 7.6k kt2022: 7.2k kt2023: 7.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Japan stood at 7,223 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Japan peaked at 11,198 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,223 kt, in 2022.

Japan ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,824 kt 9,988 kt 11,198 kt 10
2000s 9,855 kt 9,194 kt 10,395 kt 10
2010s 9,181 kt 8,064 kt 10,052 kt 10
2020s 7,413 kt 7,223 kt 7,648 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 2 China, mainland 92,446 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 69,267 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare
  4. 6 Germany 5,271 kt compare
  5. 7 Brazil 5,251 kt compare
  6. 8 South Africa 4,499 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 7,223 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 11,198 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 7,223 kt in 2022.
How does Japan rank for food packaging — emissions?
Japan ranks 5th 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 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
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