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

China, mainland
96,234 kt
in 2023
OECD
69,600 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

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

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 96,234 kt against 69,600 kt in OECD, a difference of 26,634 kt.

That makes China, mainland'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, 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 4,294 kt 105,307 kt 101,013 kt OECD
2000s 65,314 kt 100,667 kt 35,352 kt OECD
2010s 93,896 kt 78,846 kt 15,050 kt China, mainland
2020s 88,628 kt 69,190 kt 19,438 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 OECD?
China, mainland, at 96,234 kt against 69,600 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and OECD?
26,634 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 (co2eq)?
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 (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
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.