China, mainland vs United States: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- United States
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 92,446 kt against 21,385 kt in United States, a difference of 71,061 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 4.3 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 145 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 | 4,195 kt | 41,568 kt | 37,373 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 62,377 kt | 32,299 kt | 30,077 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 89,987 kt | 23,265 kt | 66,722 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 85,193 kt | 20,531 kt | 64,663 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China, mainland or United States?
- China, mainland, at 92,446 kt against 21,385 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China, mainland and United States?
- 71,061 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 packaging — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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