Asia vs OECD: Food Processing — Emissions

Asia
168,169 kt
in 2023
OECD
257,009 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • Asia
  • OECD
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 257,009 kt against 168,169 kt in Asia, a difference of 88,840 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.5 times Asia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 35 groups.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 42,585 kt 233,207 kt 190,622 kt OECD
2000s 167,545 kt 281,763 kt 114,218 kt OECD
2010s 207,998 kt 258,935 kt 50,937 kt OECD
2020s 165,668 kt 255,901 kt 90,232 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Asia or OECD?
OECD, at 257,009 kt against 168,169 kt in Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Asia and OECD?
88,840 kt, with OECD 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 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 35 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

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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