OECD vs United States: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 142,421 kt against 46,865 kt in United States, a difference of 95,556 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.0 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 222 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131,419 kt | 50,454 kt | 80,965 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 166,550 kt | 59,701 kt | 106,849 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 163,739 kt | 52,343 kt | 111,397 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 142,462 kt | 45,796 kt | 96,667 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 142,421 kt against 46,865 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between OECD and United States?
- 95,556 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd 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
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