China vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions

China
4,400 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4,262 kt
in 2023
China rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 4,400 kt against 4,262 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 138 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

China ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1,866 kt 7,812 kt 5,946 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 3,385 kt 7,749 kt 4,364 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 3,950 kt 5,983 kt 2,032 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 4,405 kt 3,800 kt 604.61 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, China or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
China, at 4,400 kt against 4,262 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
138 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for food retail — emissions?
China ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 222 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 7,872 data points, 1990–2023
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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