China, mainland vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Food Household Consumption — Emissions

China, mainland
503,063 kt
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
23,484 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
2nd

Food Household Consumption — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 503,063 kt against 23,484 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 479,579 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 21.4 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 81,627 kt 6,978 kt 74,649 kt China, mainland
2000s 161,150 kt 13,388 kt 147,761 kt China, mainland
2010s 328,742 kt 18,335 kt 310,407 kt China, mainland
2020s 476,570 kt 23,043 kt 453,527 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, China, mainland or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, mainland, at 503,063 kt against 23,484 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
479,579 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
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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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
Last refreshed

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