China (People’s Republic of) vs China, mainland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)

China (People’s Republic of)
99,753 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
96,234 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
China, mainland rank
2nd

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • China, mainland
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 99,753 kt against 96,234 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 3,519 kt.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 120 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 8,869 kt 4,294 kt 4,575 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 69,863 kt 65,314 kt 4,548 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 98,204 kt 93,896 kt 4,308 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 92,249 kt 88,628 kt 3,621 kt China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), China (People’s Republic of) or China, mainland?
China (People’s Republic of), at 99,753 kt against 96,234 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between China (People’s Republic of) and China, mainland?
3,519 kt, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and China, mainland rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 120 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.