Asia vs China (People’s Republic of): Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Asia
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Asia currently reports 361,245 kt against 103,850 kt in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 257,395 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 3.5 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,002 kt | 16,908 kt | 57,094 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 106,611 kt | 15,898 kt | 90,713 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 254,703 kt | 72,115 kt | 182,588 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 353,112 kt | 102,755 kt | 250,357 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Asia or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Asia, at 361,245 kt against 103,850 kt in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 257,395 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
- 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 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.