China vs Eastern Asia: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- China
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 106,741 kt against 95,897 kt in China, a difference of 10,844 kt.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 133 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,672 kt | 22,100 kt | 13,428 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 66,827 kt | 80,027 kt | 13,200 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 94,203 kt | 107,266 kt | 13,063 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 88,744 kt | 99,812 kt | 11,068 kt | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 106,741 kt against 95,897 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China and Eastern Asia?
- 10,844 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Eastern Asia rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- China ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 4th 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
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.