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

China, mainland
85,327 kt
in 2023
OECD
285,079 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 285,079 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 199,752 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.3 times China, mainland's.

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

China, mainland ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kt 237,424 kt 237,424 kt OECD
2000s 119,683 kt 301,229 kt 181,546 kt OECD
2010s 138,159 kt 288,126 kt 149,967 kt OECD
2020s 87,544 kt 283,463 kt 195,919 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or OECD?
OECD, at 285,079 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and OECD?
199,752 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 122 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
155 places, 5,068 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