Food Transport — Emissions in Japan

Japan: Food Transport — Emissions was 4.54 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.54 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.54 kt
in 2004
All-time low
4.51 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 5.1 kt1991: 5.2 kt1992: 5.3 kt1993: 5.4 kt1994: 5.7 kt1995: 5.8 kt1996: 5.9 kt1997: 6 kt1998: 6.1 kt1999: 6.3 kt2000: 6.4 kt2001: 6.5 kt2002: 6.5 kt2003: 6.5 kt2004: 6.5 kt2005: 6.5 kt2006: 6.4 kt2007: 6.3 kt2008: 6.1 kt2009: 6 kt2010: 6.1 kt2011: 6 kt2012: 5.9 kt2013: 5.8 kt2014: 5.5 kt2015: 5.5 kt2016: 5.4 kt2017: 5.3 kt2018: 5.2 kt2019: 5.1 kt2020: 4.6 kt2021: 4.5 kt2022: 4.5 kt2023: 4.5 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food transport — emissions in Japan stood at 4.54 kt.

The figure is down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Japan peaked at 6.54 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.51 kt, in 2021.

Japan ranks 9th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.69 kt 5.06 kt 6.26 kt 10
2000s 6.36 kt 6.04 kt 6.54 kt 10
2010s 5.58 kt 5.05 kt 6.1 kt 10
2020s 4.55 kt 4.51 kt 4.59 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 Brazil 5.93 kt compare
  2. 7 Russian Federation 5.35 kt compare
  3. 8 Mexico 4.57 kt compare
  4. 10 Canada 4.28 kt compare
  5. 11 Saudi Arabia 3.07 kt compare
  6. 12 Republic of Korea 2.87 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Japan?
Food transport — emissions in Japan was 4.54 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 6.54 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.51 kt in 2021.
How does Japan rank for food transport — emissions?
Japan ranks 9th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.