China, mainland vs United States: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
191.56 kt
in 2023
United States
238.43 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
0100200300400199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 238.43 kt against 191.56 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 46.87 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

China, mainland ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 112 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
2000s 269.09 kt 353.91 kt 84.83 kt United States
2010s 310.39 kt 269.69 kt 40.7 kt China, mainland
2020s 196.56 kt 234.5 kt 37.94 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or United States?
United States, at 238.43 kt against 191.56 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and United States?
46.87 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 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