OECD vs World: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) (Food CO2)

OECD
234,051 kt
in 2023
World
1.26 million kt
in 2023
OECD rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) (Food CO2) over time

  • OECD
  • World
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199020062023

How they compare

World currently reports 1.26 million kt against 234,051 kt in OECD, a difference of 1.02 million kt.

That makes World's figure about 5.4 times OECD's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD World Difference Ahead
1990s 282,756 kt 543,507 kt 260,750 kt World
2000s 309,685 kt 741,878 kt 432,194 kt World
2010s 264,439 kt 990,378 kt 725,939 kt World
2020s 240,250 kt 1.23 million kt 985,640 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions, OECD or World?
World, at 1.26 million kt against 234,051 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions between OECD and World?
1.02 million kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD and World rank globally for food household consumption — emissions?
OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 227 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
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.