China vs United States: Food Transport — Emissions
Food Transport — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 56,418 kt against 39,042 kt in China, a difference of 17,376 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 240 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,382 kt | 45,339 kt | 29,957 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 23,268 kt | 54,139 kt | 30,871 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 35,453 kt | 56,051 kt | 20,598 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 38,265 kt | 54,846 kt | 16,580 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions, China or United States?
- United States, at 56,418 kt against 39,042 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions between China and United States?
- 17,376 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for food transport — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd 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
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