Americas vs China: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

Americas
90,935 kt
in 2023
China
99,432 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
China rank
2nd

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • Americas
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 99,432 kt against 90,935 kt in Americas, a difference of 8,497 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China Difference Ahead
1990s 7,095 kt 15,034 kt 7,938 kt China
2000s 28,633 kt 12,498 kt 16,135 kt Americas
2010s 71,522 kt 68,147 kt 3,374 kt Americas
2020s 90,210 kt 98,332 kt 8,122 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, Americas or China?
China, at 99,432 kt against 90,935 kt in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between Americas and China?
8,497 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and China rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 7,980 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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