Food Packaging — Energy Use in Japan
Japan: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 50,887 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Japan stood at 50,887 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Japan peaked at 66,834 TJ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 50,887 TJ, in 2022.
That places Japan 8th out of 110 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 — Energy Use in Japan, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,809 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 60,722 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 60,479 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 61,738 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 62,941 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 63,477 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 65,173 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 66,834 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 63,162 TJ | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 64,196 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 65,359 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 64,090 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 63,979 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 63,539 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 64,546 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65,858 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 65,555 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 65,822 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 63,227 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 64,754 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 65,153 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 63,260 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 63,384 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63,165 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 61,292 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 60,642 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 60,539 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 59,272 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 59,988 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56,838 TJ | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 53,647 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 54,505 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 50,887 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 50,887 TJ | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 50,887 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,365 TJ, 15.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Japan's 50,887 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,018 TJ, 4.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,853 TJ | 59,809 TJ | 66,834 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,673 TJ | 63,227 TJ | 65,858 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,353 TJ | 56,838 TJ | 65,153 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,481 TJ | 50,887 TJ | 54,505 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 5 Canada 76,625 TJ compare
- 6 Brazil 71,762 TJ compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,240 TJ compare
- 7 Germany 64,439 TJ compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,166 TJ compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 1,842 TJ compare
- 9 Italy 43,971 TJ compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 420.52 TJ compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 40,458 TJ compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 104.42 TJ compare
- 11 France 38,472 TJ 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 — energy use in Japan?
- Food packaging — energy use in Japan was 50,887 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 66,834 TJ in 1997.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,887 TJ in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 — Energy Use (Total). 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.