United States vs World: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 508,138 kt against 119,534 kt in United States, a difference of 388,604 kt.
That makes World's figure about 4.3 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 122 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82,177 kt | 283,375 kt | 201,197 kt | World |
| 2000s | 123,398 kt | 477,694 kt | 354,296 kt | World |
| 2010s | 113,071 kt | 521,363 kt | 408,292 kt | World |
| 2020s | 117,262 kt | 499,244 kt | 381,982 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), United States or World?
- World, at 508,138 kt against 119,534 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between United States and World?
- 388,604 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do United States and World rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 2nd and World 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
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