China, mainland vs United States: Food Household Consumption — Emissions
Food Household Consumption — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- United States
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 503,063 kt against 89,354 kt in United States, a difference of 413,709 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 5.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,627 kt | 115,277 kt | 33,650 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 161,150 kt | 121,859 kt | 39,291 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 328,742 kt | 95,037 kt | 233,705 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 476,570 kt | 88,063 kt | 388,507 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 United States?
- China, mainland, at 503,063 kt against 89,354 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between China, mainland and United States?
- 413,709 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 235 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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About this data
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