China, mainland vs OECD: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
506,020 kt
in 2023
OECD
238,783 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 506,020 kt against 238,783 kt in OECD, a difference of 267,237 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.1 times OECD's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 83,676 kt 285,242 kt 201,566 kt OECD
2000s 165,108 kt 312,389 kt 147,281 kt OECD
2010s 333,323 kt 269,176 kt 64,147 kt China, mainland
2020s 479,400 kt 244,963 kt 234,438 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 506,020 kt against 238,783 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and OECD?
267,237 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
259 places, 8,609 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