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

China, mainland
85,327 kt
in 2023
Thailand
26,449 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Thailand rank
5th

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 85,327 kt against 26,449 kt in Thailand, a difference of 58,878 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.2 times Thailand's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 5th of 112 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 119,683 kt 10,623 kt 109,060 kt China, mainland
2010s 138,159 kt 16,253 kt 121,906 kt China, mainland
2020s 87,544 kt 21,782 kt 65,762 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or Thailand?
China, mainland, at 85,327 kt against 26,449 kt in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and Thailand?
58,878 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Thailand?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Thailand rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 5th of 112 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, 4,038 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.