China vs OECD: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 260,548 kt against 103,850 kt in China, a difference of 156,698 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.5 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 222 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,908 kt | 147,919 kt | 131,011 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 15,898 kt | 221,360 kt | 205,462 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 72,115 kt | 272,833 kt | 200,718 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 102,755 kt | 259,224 kt | 156,469 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), China or OECD?
- OECD, at 260,548 kt against 103,850 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between China and OECD?
- 156,698 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 222 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 Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.