China vs United States: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 238.43 kt against 202.49 kt in China, a difference of 35.94 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5 kt | 257.64 kt | 249.14 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 280.57 kt | 353.91 kt | 73.34 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 322.23 kt | 269.69 kt | 52.54 kt | China |
| 2020s | 207.73 kt | 234.5 kt | 26.78 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 or United States?
- United States, at 238.43 kt against 202.49 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China and United States?
- 35.94 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- China ranks 3rd 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
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