Japan vs Philippines: How have things changed?
Japan
3.65 million metric tons
in 2024
Philippines
3.85 million metric tons
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Philippines rank
11th
How have things changed? over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.85 million metric tons against 3.65 million metric tons in Japan, a difference of 197,820 metric tons.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.92 million metric tons | 846,195 metric tons | 7.07 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.49 million metric tons | 1.37 million metric tons | 9.11 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 12.13 million metric tons | 2.07 million metric tons | 10.06 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.35 million metric tons | 2.75 million metric tons | 5.60 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.87 million metric tons | 4.05 million metric tons | 1.82 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.64 million metric tons | 4.50 million metric tons | 139,964 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.98 million metric tons | 4.08 million metric tons | 97,804 metric tons | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.85 million metric tons against 3.65 million metric tons in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Japan and Philippines?
- 197,820 metric tons, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for how have things changed??
- Japan ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 11th 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.