Brazil vs China, mainland: Food Transport — Emissions

Brazil
5.93 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
10.35 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
China, mainland rank
3rd

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
02.557.510199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 10.35 kt against 5.93 kt in Brazil, a difference of 4.42 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.96 kt 1.13 kt 0.8233 kt Brazil
2000s 3.38 kt 2.23 kt 1.16 kt Brazil
2010s 5.13 kt 7.36 kt 2.23 kt China, mainland
2020s 5.46 kt 10.54 kt 5.08 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 10.35 kt against 5.93 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Brazil and China, mainland?
4.42 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for food transport — emissions?
Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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