Asia vs China, mainland: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Asia
- China, mainland
How they compare
Asia currently reports 203,971 kt against 38,577 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 165,394 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 5.3 times China, mainland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 21 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,069 kt | 11,659 kt | 93,410 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 137,355 kt | 19,160 kt | 118,195 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 188,899 kt | 33,134 kt | 155,765 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 196,420 kt | 37,607 kt | 158,814 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), Asia or China, mainland?
- Asia, at 203,971 kt against 38,577 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and China, mainland?
- 165,394 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 21 groups.
- 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 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.