China vs China, mainland: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

China
103,850 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
98,810 kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
China, mainland rank
3rd

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 103,850 kt against 98,810 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 5,040 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 16,908 kt 14,401 kt 2,507 kt China
2000s 15,898 kt 11,722 kt 4,176 kt China
2010s 72,115 kt 67,567 kt 4,547 kt China
2020s 102,755 kt 97,795 kt 4,960 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), China or China, mainland?
China, at 103,850 kt against 98,810 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between China and China, mainland?
5,040 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.