Annex I countries vs China, mainland: Food Household Consumption — Emissions

Annex I countries
280,903 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
503,063 kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
4th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Food Household Consumption — Emissions over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China, mainland
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 503,063 kt against 280,903 kt in Annex I countries, a difference of 222,160 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 times Annex I countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Annex I countries ahead.

Annex I countries ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Annex I countries averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 311,526 kt 81,627 kt 229,899 kt Annex I countries
2000s 329,205 kt 161,150 kt 168,055 kt Annex I countries
2010s 290,982 kt 328,742 kt 37,760 kt China, mainland
2020s 282,778 kt 476,570 kt 193,792 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, Annex I countries or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 503,063 kt against 280,903 kt in Annex I countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between Annex I countries and China, mainland?
222,160 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China, mainland rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf