The statistic depicts the average amount of waste generated per person per day in Japan in fiscal year 2014, based on type. During the measured period, a total of almost 947 grams of waste was produced per person on a daily basis. Daily business-related waste amounted to 279 grams per individual.
Average daily amount of waste generated per person in Japan in fiscal year 2014, by type
(in grams)
fiscal year 2014; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
As for the population, the data are based on Basic Resident Register as of October 1 of each year, while some of them are the ones as of March 31.
Waste generation per person per day = (Waste from life activities + Waste from business activities ) /total population /365 (or 366)
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MOE (Japan). (September 4, 2017). Average daily amount of waste generated per person in Japan in fiscal year 2014, by type (in grams) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/689462/japan-daily-waste-volume-per-person-by-type/
MOE (Japan). "Average daily amount of waste generated per person in Japan in fiscal year 2014, by type (in grams)." Chart. September 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/689462/japan-daily-waste-volume-per-person-by-type/
MOE (Japan). (2017). Average daily amount of waste generated per person in Japan in fiscal year 2014, by type (in grams). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/689462/japan-daily-waste-volume-per-person-by-type/
MOE (Japan). "Average Daily Amount of Waste Generated per Person in Japan in Fiscal Year 2014, by Type (in Grams)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/689462/japan-daily-waste-volume-per-person-by-type/
MOE (Japan), Average daily amount of waste generated per person in Japan in fiscal year 2014, by type (in grams) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/689462/japan-daily-waste-volume-per-person-by-type/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average daily amount of waste generated per person in Japan in fiscal year 2014, by type (in grams) [Graph], MOE (Japan), September 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/689462/japan-daily-waste-volume-per-person-by-type/
