Americas vs China, mainland: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
Americas currently reports 10,344 kt against 10,253 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 91 kt.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,453 kt | 8,626 kt | 172.69 kt | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 9,331 kt | 9,522 kt | 191.07 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 10,298 kt | 10,078 kt | 219.61 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 10,333 kt | 10,235 kt | 97.98 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions, Americas or China, mainland?
- Americas, at 10,344 kt against 10,253 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions between Americas and China, mainland?
- 91 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.