China vs European Union (27): Food Retail — Emissions

China
0.0597 kt
in 2023
European Union (27)
0.4133 kt
in 2023
China rank
13th
European Union (27) rank
12th

Food Retail — Emissions over time

  • China
  • European Union (27)
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 0.4133 kt against 0.0597 kt in China, a difference of 0.3536 kt.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 6.9 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 13th and European Union (27) ranks 12th of 190 countries.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0262 kt 0.4136 kt 0.3873 kt European Union (27)
2000s 0.0485 kt 0.5466 kt 0.4981 kt European Union (27)
2010s 0.0555 kt 0.5381 kt 0.4826 kt European Union (27)
2020s 0.0596 kt 0.4229 kt 0.3633 kt European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions, China or European Union (27)?
European Union (27), at 0.4133 kt against 0.0597 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions between China and European Union (27)?
0.3536 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union (27)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and European Union (27) rank globally for food retail — emissions?
China ranks 13th and European Union (27) ranks 12th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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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