China, mainland vs Northern America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China, mainland
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 84,650 kt against 38,577 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 46,073 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.2 times China, mainland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 6th of 211 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,659 kt | 61,136 kt | 49,477 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 19,160 kt | 74,125 kt | 54,965 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 33,134 kt | 82,291 kt | 49,157 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 37,607 kt | 82,396 kt | 44,790 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 84,650 kt against 38,577 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and Northern America?
- 46,073 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Northern America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 6th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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