Waste — Emissions Share in Japan
Japan: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.32 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Japan peaked at 0.45 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3 %, in 1990.
Japan ranks 13th of 148 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.375 % | 0.3 % | 0.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.405 % | 0.38 % | 0.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.332 % | 0.31 % | 0.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3225 % | 0.31 % | 0.35 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 10 Mauritania 0.59 % compare
- 11 Portugal 0.52 % compare
- 12 Sweden 0.35 % compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 0.27 % compare
- 15 Lesotho 0.24 % compare
- 15 North Macedonia 0.24 % compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 9.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 252.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Japan?
- Waste — emissions share in Japan was 0.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 % in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for waste — emissions share?
- Japan ranks 13th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.