OECD vs World: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

OECD
767.85 kt
in 2023
World
5,594 kt
in 2023
OECD rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • OECD
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 5,594 kt against 767.85 kt in OECD, a difference of 4,826 kt.

That makes World's figure about 7.3 times OECD's.

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

OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD World Difference Ahead
1990s 1,222 kt 1,338 kt 115.73 kt World
2000s 1,147 kt 6,989 kt 5,842 kt World
2010s 1,018 kt 7,804 kt 6,786 kt World
2020s 817.28 kt 5,561 kt 4,743 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, OECD or World?
World, at 5,594 kt against 767.85 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between OECD and World?
4,826 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD and World rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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