China, mainland vs Russia: Food Transport — Emissions

China, mainland
34,271 kt
in 2023
Russia
20,918 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
Russia rank
6th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • Russia
10.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 34,271 kt against 20,918 kt in Russia, a difference of 13,353 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.6 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

China, mainland ranks 4th and Russia ranks 6th of 240 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 11,217 kt 13,361 kt 2,144 kt Russia
2000s 18,332 kt 14,283 kt 4,049 kt China, mainland
2010s 30,479 kt 17,523 kt 12,956 kt China, mainland
2020s 33,366 kt 19,936 kt 13,430 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, China, mainland or Russia?
China, mainland, at 34,271 kt against 20,918 kt in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between China, mainland and Russia?
13,353 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Russia rank globally for food transport — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 4th and Russia ranks 6th of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). 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 (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 8,969 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