China, mainland vs Russia: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
96,234 kt
in 2023
Russia
12,397 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

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

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 96,234 kt against 12,397 kt in Russia, a difference of 83,837 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 7.8 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 146 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 4,672 kt 7,541 kt 2,869 kt Russia
2000s 65,314 kt 11,342 kt 53,972 kt China, mainland
2010s 93,896 kt 12,895 kt 81,001 kt China, mainland
2020s 88,628 kt 12,296 kt 76,332 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or Russia?
China, mainland, at 96,234 kt against 12,397 kt in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and Russia?
83,837 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Russia rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 5,952 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf