China vs United States: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 103,850 kt against 85,109 kt in United States, a difference of 18,741 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,908 kt | 52,202 kt | 35,294 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 15,898 kt | 74,820 kt | 58,922 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 72,115 kt | 90,395 kt | 18,280 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 102,755 kt | 84,137 kt | 18,618 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), China or United States?
- China, at 103,850 kt against 85,109 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between China and United States?
- 18,741 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 235 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