Australia and New Zealand vs China: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 4,400 kt against 4,142 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 258 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th and China ranks 13th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,667 kt | 1,866 kt | 800.97 kt | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4,247 kt | 3,385 kt | 861.77 kt | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4,586 kt | 3,950 kt | 635.26 kt | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4,149 kt | 4,405 kt | 255.77 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or China?
- China, at 4,400 kt against 4,142 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 258 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th and China ranks 13th 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.