Americas vs China: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 146,709 kt against 84,975 kt in China, a difference of 61,734 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | 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 |
| 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?
- Americas, at 146,709 kt against 84,975 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Americas and China?
- 61,734 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 36 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.