China vs China, mainland: Food Packaging — Emissions

China
95,897 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
92,446 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
China, mainland rank
2nd

Food Packaging — Emissions over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 95,897 kt against 92,446 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 3,451 kt.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 133 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 8,672 kt 4,195 kt 4,476 kt China
2000s 66,827 kt 62,377 kt 4,451 kt China
2010s 94,203 kt 89,987 kt 4,216 kt China
2020s 88,744 kt 85,193 kt 3,551 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China or China, mainland?
China, at 95,897 kt against 92,446 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China and China, mainland?
3,451 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd 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

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.