Which has higher food processing — emissions, Asia or OECD?

Asia, at 158.62 kt against 27.42 kt in OECD as of 2023.

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

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 OECD: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)

Asia

158.62 kt

in 2023

OECD

27.42 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

OECD rank

3rd

Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) over time

Asia
OECD

How they compare

Asia currently reports 158.62 kt against 27.42 kt in OECD, a difference of 131.2 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 5.8 times OECD's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 3rd of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.87 kt	43.65 kt	40.78 kt	OECD
2000s	207.68 kt	40.97 kt	166.71 kt	Asia
2010s	239.12 kt	36.35 kt	202.77 kt	Asia
2020s	157.87 kt	29.19 kt	128.68 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Asia or OECD?: Asia, at 158.62 kt against 27.42 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Asia and OECD?: 131.2 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for food processing — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 3rd of 34 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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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: 139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

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.