China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions

China (People’s Republic of)
95,897 kt
in 2023
OECD
69,267 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
OECD rank
3rd

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • OECD
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020062023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 95,897 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD, a difference of 26,630 kt.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.4 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 120 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 8,672 kt 104,635 kt 95,964 kt OECD
2000s 66,827 kt 100,117 kt 33,290 kt OECD
2010s 94,203 kt 78,397 kt 15,806 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 88,744 kt 68,853 kt 19,891 kt China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China (People’s Republic of) or OECD?
China (People’s Republic of), at 95,897 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
26,630 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 packaging — emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 120 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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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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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