Asia vs China: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Asia
4,441 kt
in 2023
China
3,989 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
1st
China rank
1st

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Asia
  • China
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 4,441 kt against 3,989 kt in China, a difference of 452 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

Asia ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 9 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China Difference Ahead
1990s 80.34 kt 2.5 kt 77.84 kt Asia
2000s 5,815 kt 5,689 kt 125.58 kt Asia
2010s 6,695 kt 6,485 kt 210.34 kt Asia
2020s 4,420 kt 4,103 kt 316.96 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Asia or China?
Asia, at 4,441 kt against 3,989 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Asia and China?
452 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and China rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Asia ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 9 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 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