Americas vs China (People’s Republic of): Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Americas
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Americas currently reports 146,709 kt against 84,975 kt in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 61,734 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 4th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 12 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and China (People’s Republic of) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,291 kt | 3,080 kt | 83,211 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 129,859 kt | 117,141 kt | 12,718 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 122,492 kt | 135,061 kt | 12,568 kt | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 142,610 kt | 87,084 kt | 55,526 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, Americas or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Americas, at 146,709 kt against 84,975 kt in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 61,734 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 12 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