China, mainland vs OECD: Food Processing — Emissions

China, mainland
81,150 kt
in 2023
OECD
257,009 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Food Processing — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 257,009 kt against 81,150 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 175,859 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.2 times China, mainland's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 103 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
2000s 113,728 kt 281,763 kt 168,035 kt OECD
2010s 131,376 kt 258,935 kt 127,559 kt OECD
2020s 83,251 kt 255,901 kt 172,650 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, China, mainland or OECD?
OECD, at 257,009 kt against 81,150 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between China, mainland and OECD?
175,859 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for food processing — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 103 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

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
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.