China vs Northern America: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- China
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 2,372 kt against 779.12 kt in China, a difference of 1,593 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.0 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 5th of 207 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 437.15 kt | 1,958 kt | 1,520 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 642.41 kt | 2,257 kt | 1,614 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 784.14 kt | 2,396 kt | 1,611 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 778.68 kt | 2,314 kt | 1,535 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 2,372 kt against 779.12 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China and Northern America?
- 1,593 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Northern America rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- China ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 5th 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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About this data
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