China, mainland vs Europe: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
664.8 kt
in 2023
Europe
2,145 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
Europe rank
6th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • Europe
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k199020062023

How they compare

Europe currently reports 2,145 kt against 664.8 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 1,480 kt.

That makes Europe's figure about 3.2 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 4th and Europe ranks 6th of 207 countries.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 341.68 kt 2,203 kt 1,861 kt Europe
2000s 524.82 kt 2,126 kt 1,601 kt Europe
2010s 665.37 kt 2,042 kt 1,376 kt Europe
2020s 662.43 kt 2,075 kt 1,412 kt Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or Europe?
Europe, at 2,145 kt against 664.8 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and Europe?
1,480 kt, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Europe rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 4th and Europe ranks 6th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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