China vs World: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 464,322 kt against 84,975 kt in China, a difference of 379,347 kt.
That makes World's figure about 5.5 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 103 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,080 kt | 278,892 kt | 275,812 kt | World |
| 2000s | 117,141 kt | 450,919 kt | 333,778 kt | World |
| 2010s | 135,061 kt | 479,448 kt | 344,388 kt | World |
| 2020s | 87,084 kt | 456,273 kt | 369,190 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, China or World?
- World, at 464,322 kt against 84,975 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between China and World?
- 379,347 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and World rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and World 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
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.