Asia vs China (People’s Republic of): Food Transport — Emissions
Food Transport — Emissions over time
- Asia
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Asia currently reports 194,002 kt against 39,042 kt in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 154,960 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 5.0 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 47 regions.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,978 kt | 15,382 kt | 86,596 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 132,774 kt | 23,268 kt | 109,506 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 180,900 kt | 35,453 kt | 145,446 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 186,742 kt | 38,265 kt | 148,477 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions, Asia or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Asia, at 194,002 kt against 39,042 kt in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 154,960 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for food transport — emissions?
- Asia ranks 1st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 47 regions.
- 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 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.