China, mainland vs United States: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
1,842 kt
in 2023
United States
211.01 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
05001.0k1.5k2.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 1,842 kt against 211.01 kt in United States, a difference of 1,631 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 8.7 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 248.96 kt 372.44 kt 123.48 kt United States
2000s 539.79 kt 389.4 kt 150.39 kt China, mainland
2010s 1,114 kt 262.74 kt 851.09 kt China, mainland
2020s 1,711 kt 209.11 kt 1,502 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 1,842 kt against 211.01 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and United States?
1,631 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 (co2eq) from n2o?
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 (CO2eq) from N2O (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) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
268 places, 8,688 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