China, mainland vs Japan: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China, mainland
- Japan
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 98,810 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan, a difference of 68,697 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,401 kt | 20,905 kt | 6,503 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 11,722 kt | 26,631 kt | 14,909 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 67,567 kt | 31,473 kt | 36,094 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 97,795 kt | 30,352 kt | 67,444 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or Japan?
- China, mainland, at 98,810 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and Japan?
- 68,697 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Japan rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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