China, mainland vs Northern America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time
- China, mainland
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 7,918 kt against 3,352 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 4,566 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.4 times China, mainland's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 4th of 88 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 | 1.18 kt | 425.56 kt | 424.38 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 240.49 kt | 1,446 kt | 1,206 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1,783 kt | 4,971 kt | 3,187 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 3,283 kt | 7,801 kt | 4,518 kt | Northern 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 Northern America?
- Northern America, at 7,918 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 Northern America?
- 4,566 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Northern America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Northern America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 4th of 88 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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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.