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

China
522,503 kt
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
23,484 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
2nd

Food Household Consumption — Emissions over time

  • China
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 522,503 kt against 23,484 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 499,019 kt.

That makes China's figure about 22.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

China ranks 1st and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 93,115 kt 6,978 kt 86,137 kt China
2000s 178,731 kt 13,388 kt 165,342 kt China
2010s 347,676 kt 18,335 kt 329,341 kt China
2020s 496,396 kt 23,043 kt 473,353 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, at 522,503 kt against 23,484 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
499,019 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?
China ranks 1st 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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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
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