Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan

Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 19.31 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.31 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
24.96 kt
in 2013
All-time low
19.31 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan, 1990–2023

05101520251990200620231990: 23.8 kt1991: 23.7 kt1992: 23.5 kt1993: 23.6 kt1994: 23.7 kt1995: 23.8 kt1996: 24 kt1997: 24.3 kt1998: 22.6 kt1999: 22.6 kt2000: 22.5 kt2001: 23.1 kt2002: 23 kt2003: 23.8 kt2004: 23.3 kt2005: 24.3 kt2006: 22.6 kt2007: 23.3 kt2008: 22.3 kt2009: 22.7 kt2010: 22.3 kt2011: 23.6 kt2012: 24.5 kt2013: 25 kt2014: 23.8 kt2015: 23.5 kt2016: 23.5 kt2017: 23 kt2018: 22.8 kt2019: 21.7 kt2020: 20.6 kt2021: 20.5 kt2022: 19.3 kt2023: 19.3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan stood at 19.31 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan peaked at 24.96 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.31 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 (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Japan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 23.79 kt
1991 23.68 kt -0.5%
1992 23.47 kt -0.9%
1993 23.63 kt +0.6%
1994 23.72 kt +0.4%
1995 23.76 kt +0.2%
1996 23.98 kt +0.9%
1997 24.35 kt +1.6%
1998 22.56 kt -7.4%
1999 22.6 kt +0.2%
2000 22.54 kt -0.3%
2001 23.1 kt +2.5%
2002 23 kt -0.4%
2003 23.82 kt +3.6%
2004 23.25 kt -2.4%
2005 24.29 kt +4.5%
2006 22.58 kt -7.1%
2007 23.26 kt +3.0%
2008 22.27 kt -4.2%
2009 22.67 kt +1.8%
2010 22.31 kt -1.6%
2011 23.62 kt +5.9%
2012 24.48 kt +3.6%
2013 24.96 kt +2.0%
2014 23.85 kt -4.4%
2015 23.48 kt -1.6%
2016 23.5 kt +0.1%
2017 22.97 kt -2.3%
2018 22.78 kt -0.8%
2019 21.7 kt -4.7%
2020 20.59 kt -5.1%
2021 20.52 kt -0.3%
2022 19.31 kt -5.9%
2023 19.31 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.55 kt 22.56 kt 24.35 kt 10
2000s 23.08 kt 22.27 kt 24.29 kt 10
2010s 23.36 kt 21.7 kt 24.96 kt 10
2020s 19.93 kt 19.31 kt 20.59 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 2 China, mainland 217.44 kt compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 8.98 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 157.48 kt compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 20.86 kt compare
  5. 6 South Africa 17.29 kt compare
  6. 7 Germany 12.63 kt compare
  7. 8 Australia and New Zealand 12.09 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan was 19.31 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 24.96 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 19.31 kt in 2022.
How does Japan rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Japan ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
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