Americas vs China, mainland: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
Americas currently reports 161,034 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 75,707 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.9 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and China, mainland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,286 kt | 0 kt | 87,286 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 132,042 kt | 119,683 kt | 12,358 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 130,421 kt | 138,159 kt | 7,738 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 156,639 kt | 87,544 kt | 69,095 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Americas or China, mainland?
- Americas, at 161,034 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and China, mainland?
- 75,707 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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