China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq)

China (People’s Republic of)
525,533 kt
in 2023
OECD
238,783 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
OECD rank
3rd

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • OECD
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 525,533 kt against 238,783 kt in OECD, a difference of 286,750 kt.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 2.2 times OECD's.

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

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 95,218 kt 285,242 kt 190,024 kt OECD
2000s 182,947 kt 312,389 kt 129,442 kt OECD
2010s 352,412 kt 269,176 kt 83,236 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 499,300 kt 244,963 kt 254,338 kt China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions (co2eq), China (People’s Republic of) or OECD?
China (People’s Republic of), at 525,533 kt against 238,783 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
286,750 kt, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and OECD rank globally for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 209 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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About this data

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
266 places, 8,608 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.