China, mainland vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

China, mainland
98,746 kt
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
58,334 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
6th

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

  • China, mainland
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 98,746 kt against 58,334 kt in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 40,412 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 14,397 kt 8,441 kt 5,955 kt China, mainland
2000s 11,691 kt 16,882 kt 5,191 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 67,508 kt 34,216 kt 33,292 kt China, mainland
2020s 97,645 kt 57,164 kt 40,481 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, China, mainland or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
China, mainland, at 98,746 kt against 58,334 kt in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
40,412 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th of 191 countries.
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