China vs World: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) (Food F-gases)

China
99,432 kt
in 2023
World
415,797 kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) (Food F-gases) over time

  • China
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 415,797 kt against 99,432 kt in China, a difference of 316,365 kt.

That makes World's figure about 4.2 times China's.

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

China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1990s 15,034 kt 60,909 kt 45,875 kt World
2000s 12,498 kt 114,043 kt 101,545 kt World
2010s 68,147 kt 293,429 kt 225,282 kt World
2020s 98,332 kt 409,730 kt 311,398 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, China or World?
World, at 415,797 kt against 99,432 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between China and World?
316,365 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and World rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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
239 places, 7,946 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.