Waste — Emissions Share in Japan
Japan: Waste — Emissions Share was 11.92 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Japan stood at 11.92 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Japan peaked at 11.92 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.65 %, in 1998.
That places Japan 21st out of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.13 % | — |
| 1991 | 7.97 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 7.7 % | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 7.63 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 7.19 % | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 7.25 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.71 % | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.68 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.65 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.08 % | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 9.15 % | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 9.25 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.38 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.31 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.6 % | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.92 % | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.68 % | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 11.31 % | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 10.72 % | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3 % | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.32 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.56 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.3 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 11.16 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.63 % | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 11.66 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 11.35 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 11.63 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.92 % | +2.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 11.92 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 2.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 11.92 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4 %, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +29.2% | 7.08 % | 9.15 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3 % | 6.65 % | 8.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.79 % | 9.15 % | 11.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.32 % | 10.72 % | 11.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.68 % | 11.35 % | 11.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 19 Comoros 12.2 % compare
- 20 Chile 12.08 % compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.75 % compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 11.63 % compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.54 % 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 waste — emissions share in Japan?
- Waste — emissions share in Japan was 11.92 % 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 11.92 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.65 % in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for waste — emissions share?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.