China, mainland vs United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

China, mainland
3,352 kt
in 2023
United States of America
7,601 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
United States of America rank
5th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States of America
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 7,601 kt against 3,352 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 4,249 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.3 times China, mainland's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 99 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.18 kt 407.39 kt 406.2 kt United States of America
2000s 240.49 kt 1,369 kt 1,128 kt United States of America
2010s 1,783 kt 4,613 kt 2,830 kt United States of America
2020s 3,283 kt 7,478 kt 4,195 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, China, mainland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 7,601 kt against 3,352 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between China, mainland and United States of America?
4,249 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States of America?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States of America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
China, mainland ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 3,933 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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