Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan

Japan: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 30,113 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30,113 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 219 countries
All-time high
34,103 kt
in 2013
All-time low
17,471 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 17.5k kt1991: 18.2k kt1992: 19.0k kt1993: 18.5k kt1994: 20.8k kt1995: 22.3k kt1996: 22.7k kt1997: 23.9k kt1998: 23.3k kt1999: 22.9k kt2000: 23.9k kt2001: 24.2k kt2002: 26.3k kt2003: 27.0k kt2004: 27.4k kt2005: 27.3k kt2006: 27.0k kt2007: 28.8k kt2008: 28.3k kt2009: 26.0k kt2010: 26.5k kt2011: 29.8k kt2012: 32.7k kt2013: 34.1k kt2014: 33.5k kt2015: 32.0k kt2016: 32.0k kt2017: 32.0k kt2018: 31.3k kt2019: 30.8k kt2020: 30.1k kt2021: 31.1k kt2022: 30.1k kt2023: 30.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Japan stood at 30,113 kt.

That represents a change of down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Japan peaked at 34,103 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17,471 kt, in 1990.

That places Japan 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,905 kt 17,471 kt 23,903 kt 10
2000s 26,631 kt 23,948 kt 28,808 kt 10
2010s 31,473 kt 26,494 kt 34,103 kt 10
2020s 30,352 kt 30,050 kt 31,132 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 2 China 103,850 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 98,810 kt compare
  3. 4 India 51,368 kt compare
  4. 6 Thailand 29,307 kt compare
  5. 7 Italy 20,063 kt compare
  6. 8 Republic of Korea 19,479 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Japan?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Japan was 30,113 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 34,103 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 17,471 kt in 1990.
How does Japan rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.