Food Processing — Emissions in Japan

Japan: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.547 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.547 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.7634 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.547 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.548 kt1991: 0.589 kt1992: 0.627 kt1993: 0.658 kt1994: 0.691 kt1995: 0.74 kt1996: 0.72 kt1997: 0.703 kt1998: 0.637 kt1999: 0.631 kt2000: 0.608 kt2001: 0.623 kt2002: 0.637 kt2003: 0.638 kt2004: 0.655 kt2005: 0.743 kt2006: 0.624 kt2007: 0.699 kt2008: 0.63 kt2009: 0.763 kt2010: 0.639 kt2011: 0.742 kt2012: 0.71 kt2013: 0.721 kt2014: 0.71 kt2015: 0.661 kt2016: 0.628 kt2017: 0.568 kt2018: 0.596 kt2019: 0.557 kt2020: 0.562 kt2021: 0.565 kt2022: 0.547 kt2023: 0.547 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Japan stood at 0.547 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Japan peaked at 0.7634 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.547 kt, in 2022.

That places Japan 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Japan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5484 kt —
1991 0.5892 kt +7.4%
1992 0.6272 kt +6.4%
1993 0.6581 kt +4.9%
1994 0.6906 kt +4.9%
1995 0.7403 kt +7.2%
1996 0.7195 kt -2.8%
1997 0.7027 kt -2.3%
1998 0.6366 kt -9.4%
1999 0.6308 kt -0.9%
2000 0.6077 kt -3.7%
2001 0.6228 kt +2.5%
2002 0.6375 kt +2.4%
2003 0.6376 kt +0.0%
2004 0.6549 kt +2.7%
2005 0.7432 kt +13.5%
2006 0.6244 kt -16.0%
2007 0.6986 kt +11.9%
2008 0.6299 kt -9.8%
2009 0.7634 kt +21.2%
2010 0.639 kt -16.3%
2011 0.7415 kt +16.0%
2012 0.7097 kt -4.3%
2013 0.7209 kt +1.6%
2014 0.7097 kt -1.6%
2015 0.661 kt -6.9%
2016 0.6284 kt -4.9%
2017 0.5679 kt -9.6%
2018 0.596 kt +4.9%
2019 0.5573 kt -6.5%
2020 0.5625 kt +0.9%
2021 0.5646 kt +0.4%
2022 0.547 kt -3.1%
2023 0.547 kt +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.547 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0442 kt, 12.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.547 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2721 kt, 2.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6543 kt 0.5484 kt 0.7403 kt 10
2000s 0.662 kt 0.6077 kt 0.7634 kt 10
2010s 0.6531 kt 0.5573 kt 0.7415 kt 10
2020s 0.5553 kt 0.547 kt 0.5646 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 17 France 0.9714 kt compare
  2. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6701 kt compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom 0.6701 kt compare
  4. 21 Belgium 0.3594 kt compare
  5. 22 Kazakhstan 0.3548 kt compare
  6. 23 Eswatini 0.3145 kt compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Japan?
Food processing — emissions in Japan was 0.547 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7634 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.547 kt in 2022.
How does Japan rank for food processing — emissions?
Japan ranks 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 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