Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Japan
Japan: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0729 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 0.0729 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Japan peaked at 0.0942 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0729 kt, in 2022.
That places Japan 5th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0898 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0894 kt | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0886 kt | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0892 kt | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0895 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0897 kt | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0905 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0919 kt | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0851 kt | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0853 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0851 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0872 kt | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0868 kt | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0899 kt | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0877 kt | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0917 kt | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0852 kt | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0878 kt | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.084 kt | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0855 kt | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0842 kt | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0891 kt | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0924 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0942 kt | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 kt | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0886 kt | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0887 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0867 kt | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.086 kt | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0819 kt | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0777 kt | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0774 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0729 kt | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0729 kt | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0729 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0015 kt, 49.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0729 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0023 kt, 31.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0889 kt | 0.0851 kt | 0.0919 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0871 kt | 0.084 kt | 0.0917 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0882 kt | 0.0819 kt | 0.0942 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0752 kt | 0.0729 kt | 0.0777 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 China, mainland 0.8205 kt compare
- 3 OECD 0.5943 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 0.0787 kt compare
- 6 South Africa 0.0653 kt compare
- 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 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 0.0729 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 0.0942 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0729 kt in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.