China, mainland vs Non-Annex I countries: Food Packaging — Emissions

China, mainland
92,446 kt
in 2023
Non-Annex I countries
135,965 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Non-Annex I countries rank
2nd

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • Non-Annex I countries
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

Non-Annex I countries currently reports 135,965 kt against 92,446 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 43,519 kt.

That makes Non-Annex I countries's figure about 1.5 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Non-Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd of 120 countries.

Non-Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Non-Annex I countries Difference Ahead
1990s 4,195 kt 22,685 kt 18,489 kt Non-Annex I countries
2000s 62,377 kt 87,099 kt 24,723 kt Non-Annex I countries
2010s 89,987 kt 126,969 kt 36,981 kt Non-Annex I countries
2020s 85,193 kt 127,200 kt 42,007 kt Non-Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China, mainland or Non-Annex I countries?
Non-Annex I countries, at 135,965 kt against 92,446 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries?
43,519 kt, with Non-Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd 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

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
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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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.