OECD vs United States: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 257,009 kt against 106,272 kt in United States, a difference of 150,737 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.4 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233,207 kt | 81,292 kt | 151,915 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 281,763 kt | 121,550 kt | 160,212 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 258,935 kt | 105,669 kt | 153,265 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 255,901 kt | 104,245 kt | 151,656 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 257,009 kt against 106,272 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between OECD and United States?
- 150,737 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
- 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