Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan
Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions was 7,223 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Japan is 7,223 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,198 kt | — |
| 1991 | 11,043 kt | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 10,989 kt | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 10,800 kt | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 11,127 kt | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 10,891 kt | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 11,007 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 10,965 kt | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 9,988 kt | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 10,228 kt | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 10,287 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10,038 kt | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10,293 kt | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 10,395 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10,001 kt | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 9,883 kt | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9,504 kt | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 9,685 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9,268 kt | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 9,194 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 9,190 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,681 kt | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 10,052 kt | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9,907 kt | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9,390 kt | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 9,109 kt | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9,106 kt | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,751 kt | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8,563 kt | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8,064 kt | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 7,560 kt | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 7,648 kt | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7,223 kt | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 7,223 kt | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 7,223 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 162.92 kt, 44.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Japan's 7,223 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 228.7 kt, 31.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 2 China, mainland 92,446 kt compare
- 2 Türkiye 3,200 kt compare
- 3 Viet Nam 2,277 kt compare
- 3 OECD 69,267 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 12,362 kt compare
- 6 Germany 5,271 kt compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 396.22 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 5,251 kt compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 193.8 kt compare
- 8 South Africa 4,499 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 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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About this data
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.