Americas vs China: Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)

Americas
1.55 kt
in 2023
China
0.7641 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
China rank
2nd

Food Processing — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • Americas
  • China
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.55 kt against 0.7641 kt in China, a difference of 0.7859 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 34 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China Difference Ahead
1990s 1.02 kt 0.0321 kt 0.985 kt Americas
2000s 1.4 kt 1.06 kt 0.3452 kt Americas
2010s 1.14 kt 1.22 kt 0.0748 kt China
2020s 1.45 kt 0.7839 kt 0.6642 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — emissions, Americas or China?
Americas, at 1.55 kt against 0.7641 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — emissions between Americas and China?
0.7859 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and China rank globally for food processing — emissions?
Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.