China (People’s Republic of) vs Japan: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Japan
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 103,850 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan, a difference of 73,737 kt.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 3.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,908 kt | 20,905 kt | 3,997 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 15,898 kt | 26,631 kt | 10,733 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 72,115 kt | 31,473 kt | 40,642 kt | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 102,755 kt | 30,352 kt | 72,403 kt | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), China (People’s Republic of) or Japan?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 103,850 kt against 30,113 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
- 73,737 kt, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Japan rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 201 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 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.