Chile vs Japan: How have things changed?
Chile
3.95 million metric tons
in 2024
Japan
3.65 million metric tons
in 2024
Chile rank
10th
Japan rank
12th
How have things changed? over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.95 million metric tons against 3.65 million metric tons in Japan, a difference of 297,840 metric tons.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Chile ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 million metric tons | 7.92 million metric tons | 6.77 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.39 million metric tons | 10.49 million metric tons | 9.09 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.67 million metric tons | 12.13 million metric tons | 7.46 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.33 million metric tons | 8.35 million metric tons | 2.02 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.05 million metric tons | 5.87 million metric tons | 814,549 metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.65 million metric tons | 4.64 million metric tons | 990,038 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.96 million metric tons | 3.98 million metric tons | 24,758 metric tons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Chile or Japan?
- Chile, at 3.95 million metric tons against 3.65 million metric tons in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Chile and Japan?
- 297,840 metric tons, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for how have things changed??
- Chile ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.