China, mainland vs Japan: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China, mainland
- Japan
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 38,577 kt against 20,200 kt in Japan, a difference of 18,377 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,659 kt | 25,990 kt | 14,332 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 19,160 kt | 26,715 kt | 7,556 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 33,134 kt | 23,014 kt | 10,120 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 37,607 kt | 20,137 kt | 17,470 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or Japan?
- China, mainland, at 38,577 kt against 20,200 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and Japan?
- 18,377 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Japan rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 217 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 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.