China (People's Republic of) vs World: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

China (People's Republic of)
89,166 kt
in 2023
World
508,138 kt
in 2023
China (People's Republic of) rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 508,138 kt against 89,166 kt in China (People's Republic of), a difference of 418,972 kt.

That makes World's figure about 5.7 times China (People's Republic of)'s.

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

China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People's Republic of) World Difference Ahead
1990s 3,091 kt 283,375 kt 280,283 kt World
2000s 123,111 kt 477,694 kt 354,583 kt World
2010s 141,868 kt 521,363 kt 379,495 kt World
2020s 91,395 kt 499,244 kt 407,849 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), China (People's Republic of) or World?
World, at 508,138 kt against 89,166 kt in China (People's Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between China (People's Republic of) and World?
418,972 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China (People's Republic of) and World rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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
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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