Annex I countries vs China, mainland: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq)

Annex I countries
316,836 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
85,327 kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
2nd
China, mainland rank
3rd

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China, mainland
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k199020062023

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 316,836 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 231,509 kt.

That makes Annex I countries's figure about 3.7 times China, mainland's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

Annex I countries ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 36 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China, mainland Difference Ahead
2000s 321,883 kt 119,683 kt 202,200 kt Annex I countries
2010s 313,560 kt 138,159 kt 175,401 kt Annex I countries
2020s 313,981 kt 87,544 kt 226,437 kt Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), Annex I countries or China, mainland?
Annex I countries, at 316,836 kt against 85,327 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between Annex I countries and China, mainland?
231,509 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China, mainland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China, mainland rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 36 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

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, 4,038 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.