China vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- China
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 17,403 kt against 4,400 kt in China, a difference of 13,003 kt.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 4.0 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th of 190 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,866 kt | 4,937 kt | 3,071 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 3,385 kt | 9,604 kt | 6,219 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 3,950 kt | 17,096 kt | 13,145 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 4,405 kt | 16,667 kt | 12,262 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, China or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 17,403 kt against 4,400 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 13,003 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- China ranks 13th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). 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