Japan - Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste

Since 2014, Japan Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste decreased by 2.6% year on year. At 18,843.38 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, the country was number 4 comparing other countries in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste. Japan is overtaken by Mexico, which was number 3 at 50,436.1 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by United Kingdom at 18,821.56 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. United States ranked the highest with 131,632.35 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, that is a decrease of 2.1% compared to 2018. Malta witnessed the best average annual growth at +3.5% per year, while Netherlands witnessed the worst performance at -6% per year.

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Date Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent
2019 18,843.38
2018 19,266.71
2017 19,872.79
2016 20,367.04
2015 21,303.51
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How does Japan rank in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste?

# 44 Countries Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
131,632.35 2019 -2.1 % -0.6 % View data
2 #2
Russia
99,194.48 2019 +1.5 % +2.1 % View data
3 #3
Mexico
50,436.10 2019 +2.3 % +2.6 % View data
4 #4
Japan
18,843.38 2019 -2.2 % -2.6 % View data
5 #5
United Kingdom
18,821.56 2019 -10.3 % -2.6 % View data
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