Which has higher food processing — emissions, Asia or United States?

Asia, at 158.62 kt against 10.74 kt in United States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs United States: Food Processing — Emissions

Asia

158.62 kt

in 2023

United States

10.74 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

United States rank

5th

Food Processing — Emissions over time

Asia
United States

How they compare

Asia currently reports 158.62 kt against 10.74 kt in United States, a difference of 147.88 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 14.8 times United States's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 33 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.87 kt	18.3 kt	15.43 kt	United States
2000s	207.68 kt	20.14 kt	187.54 kt	Asia
2010s	239.12 kt	17.91 kt	221.21 kt	Asia
2020s	157.87 kt	11.39 kt	146.49 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Asia or United States?: Asia, at 158.62 kt against 10.74 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Asia and United States?: 147.88 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and United States rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 145 places, 3,850 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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