United States vs World: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 464,322 kt against 106,272 kt in United States, a difference of 358,050 kt.
That makes World's figure about 4.4 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 112 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,292 kt | 278,892 kt | 197,600 kt | World |
| 2000s | 121,550 kt | 450,919 kt | 329,369 kt | World |
| 2010s | 105,669 kt | 479,448 kt | 373,779 kt | World |
| 2020s | 104,245 kt | 456,273 kt | 352,028 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, United States or World?
- World, at 464,322 kt against 106,272 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between United States and World?
- 358,050 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do United States and World rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- United States ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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