France vs United States: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

France
5,876 kt
in 2023
United States
12,723 kt
in 2023
France rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • France
  • United States
05.0k10.0k15.0k199120072023

How they compare

United States currently reports 12,723 kt against 5,876 kt in France, a difference of 6,847 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United States ahead.

France ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 62 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States Difference Ahead
1990s 831.88 kt 144.36 kt 687.52 kt France
2000s 4,248 kt 929.75 kt 3,318 kt France
2010s 5,494 kt 6,630 kt 1,136 kt United States
2020s 5,563 kt 12,464 kt 6,901 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, France or United States?
United States, at 12,723 kt against 5,876 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between France and United States?
6,847 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do France and United States rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
France ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 62 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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 F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 2,264 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