China, mainland vs OECD: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China, mainland
3,985 kt
in 2023
OECD
767.85 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3,985 kt against 767.85 kt in OECD, a difference of 3,217 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 5.2 times OECD's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
2000s 5,686 kt 1,147 kt 4,539 kt China, mainland
2010s 6,473 kt 1,018 kt 5,455 kt China, mainland
2020s 4,097 kt 817.28 kt 3,279 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 3,985 kt against 767.85 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and OECD?
3,217 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 98 countries.
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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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