Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China, mainland or OECD?

China, mainland, at 92,446 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD as of 2023.

What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China, mainland and OECD?

23,179 kt, with China, mainland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

China, mainland vs OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions

China, mainland

92,446 kt

in 2023

OECD

69,267 kt

in 2023

China, mainland rank

2nd

OECD rank

3rd

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

China, mainland
OECD

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 92,446 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD, a difference of 23,179 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.3 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 133 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, mainland	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,195 kt	104,635 kt	100,440 kt	OECD
2000s	62,377 kt	100,117 kt	37,740 kt	OECD
2010s	89,987 kt	78,397 kt	11,590 kt	China, mainland
2020s	85,193 kt	68,853 kt	16,341 kt	China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China, mainland or OECD?: China, mainland, at 92,446 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China, mainland and OECD?: 23,179 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for food packaging — emissions?: China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 133 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
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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