China vs Melanesia: Food Retail — Emissions
Food Retail — Emissions over time
- China
- Melanesia
How they compare
China currently reports 4,400 kt against 117.41 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 4,283 kt.
That makes China's figure about 37.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 190 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,866 kt | 12.03 kt | 1,854 kt | China |
| 2000s | 3,385 kt | 46.57 kt | 3,339 kt | China |
| 2010s | 3,950 kt | 81.1 kt | 3,869 kt | China |
| 2020s | 4,405 kt | 113.32 kt | 4,292 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions, China or Melanesia?
- China, at 4,400 kt against 117.41 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions between China and Melanesia?
- 4,283 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Melanesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Melanesia rank globally for food retail — emissions?
- China ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 15th 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.