China, mainland vs Europe: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- Europe
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 92,446 kt against 37,491 kt in Europe, a difference of 54,955 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.5 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 5th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,195 kt | 43,482 kt | 39,287 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 62,377 kt | 49,575 kt | 12,802 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 89,987 kt | 42,835 kt | 47,153 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 85,193 kt | 38,146 kt | 47,048 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China, mainland or Europe?
- China, mainland, at 92,446 kt against 37,491 kt in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China, mainland and Europe?
- 54,955 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Europe rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.