China, mainland vs Eastern Asia: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
85,327 kt
in 2023
Eastern Asia
119,248 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Eastern Asia rank
8th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • Eastern Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 119,248 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 33,921 kt.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.4 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 107 countries.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kt 26,204 kt 26,204 kt Eastern Asia
2000s 119,683 kt 151,142 kt 31,459 kt Eastern Asia
2010s 138,159 kt 172,568 kt 34,409 kt Eastern Asia
2020s 87,544 kt 121,573 kt 34,029 kt Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 119,248 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
33,921 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Eastern Asia rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 107 countries.
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

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 4,834 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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