Asia vs United States: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Asia
- United States
How they compare
Asia currently reports 173,824 kt against 119,534 kt in United States, a difference of 54,290 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Asia ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,795 kt | 82,177 kt | 39,382 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 174,080 kt | 123,398 kt | 50,682 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 215,857 kt | 113,071 kt | 102,786 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 171,290 kt | 117,262 kt | 54,028 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Asia or United States?
- Asia, at 173,824 kt against 119,534 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and United States?
- 54,290 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and United States rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Asia ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 33 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