China vs OECD: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)

China
95,897 kt
in 2023
OECD
69,267 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
OECD rank
3rd

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • China
  • OECD
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 95,897 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD, a difference of 26,630 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times OECD's.

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

China ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 8,672 kt 104,635 kt 95,964 kt OECD
2000s 66,827 kt 100,117 kt 33,290 kt OECD
2010s 94,203 kt 78,397 kt 15,806 kt China
2020s 88,744 kt 68,853 kt 19,891 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions, China or OECD?
China, at 95,897 kt against 69,267 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between China and OECD?
26,630 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and OECD rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
China ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 134 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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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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.