Which has higher chemicals, Japan or Uganda?

Uganda, at 11.1% against 10.8% in Japan as of 2000.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uganda?

17 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2000.

Where does this data come from?

International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Uganda: Chemicals

Japan

10.8%

in 2023

Uganda

11.1%

in 2000

Japan rank

54th

Uganda rank

52nd

Chemicals over time

Japan
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 11.1% against 10.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 153 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.0%	2.0%	9.0%	Japan
1970s	10.6%	3.6%	7.0%	Japan
1980s	9.9%	5.8%	4.1%	Japan
1990s	10.1%	8.5%	1.6%	Japan
2000s	10.4%	11.1%	0.7%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Japan or Uganda?: Uganda, at 11.1% against 10.8% in Japan as of 2000.
What is the difference in chemicals between Japan and Uganda?: 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uganda?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2000.
How do Japan and Uganda rank globally for chemicals?: Japan ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit: % of value added in manufacturing
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 5,452 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).