Americas vs China, mainland: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
Americas currently reports 146,709 kt against 81,150 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 65,559 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.8 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129,859 kt | 113,728 kt | 16,131 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 122,492 kt | 131,376 kt | 8,883 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 142,610 kt | 83,251 kt | 59,359 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Americas or China, mainland?
- Americas, at 146,709 kt against 81,150 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Americas and China, mainland?
- 65,559 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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