China vs United States: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 95,897 kt against 21,385 kt in United States, a difference of 74,512 kt.
That makes China's figure about 4.5 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 ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 145 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,672 kt | 41,568 kt | 32,897 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 66,827 kt | 32,299 kt | 34,528 kt | China |
| 2010s | 94,203 kt | 23,265 kt | 70,938 kt | China |
| 2020s | 88,744 kt | 20,531 kt | 68,213 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China or United States?
- China, at 95,897 kt against 21,385 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China and United States?
- 74,512 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- China ranks 1st 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