Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, China or OECD?

China, at 39.53 kt against 15.15 kt in OECD as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs OECD: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4)

China

39.53 kt

in 2023

OECD

15.15 kt

in 2023

China rank

1st

OECD rank

3rd

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) over time

China
OECD

How they compare

China currently reports 39.53 kt against 15.15 kt in OECD, a difference of 24.38 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.6 times OECD's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 227 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.58 kt	22.5 kt	35.07 kt	China
2000s	40.77 kt	19.21 kt	21.56 kt	China
2010s	45.6 kt	18.53 kt	27.07 kt	China
2020s	39.69 kt	16.32 kt	23.37 kt	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, China or OECD?: China, at 39.53 kt against 15.15 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between China and OECD?: 24.38 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and OECD rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?: China ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.