China, mainland vs United States of America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
664.8 kt
in 2023
United States of America
1,866 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
6th
United States of America rank
8th

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States of America
5001.0k1.5k2.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1,866 kt against 664.8 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 1,201 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.8 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 240 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 341.68 kt 1,560 kt 1,218 kt United States of America
2000s 524.82 kt 1,795 kt 1,270 kt United States of America
2010s 665.37 kt 1,865 kt 1,200 kt United States of America
2020s 662.43 kt 1,818 kt 1,156 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 n2o, China, mainland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1,866 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 United States of America?
1,201 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States of America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 240 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
273 places, 8,969 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