China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China (People’s Republic of)
3,989 kt
in 2023
OECD
767.85 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
OECD rank
3rd

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • OECD
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 3,989 kt against 767.85 kt in OECD, a difference of 3,221 kt.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 5.2 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 98 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 2.5 kt 1,222 kt 1,220 kt OECD
2000s 5,689 kt 1,147 kt 4,542 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 6,485 kt 1,018 kt 5,467 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 4,103 kt 817.28 kt 3,286 kt China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China (People’s Republic of) or OECD?
China (People’s Republic of), at 3,989 kt against 767.85 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
3,221 kt, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and OECD rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st 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