China, mainland vs Europe: Food Transport — Emissions
Food Transport — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 8.1 kt against 2.51 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 5.59 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 | 1.29 kt | 8.31 kt | 7.02 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 1.98 kt | 8.02 kt | 6.04 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 2.51 kt | 7.7 kt | 5.19 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 2.5 kt | 7.83 kt | 5.33 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions, China, mainland or Europe?
- Europe, at 8.1 kt against 2.51 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions between China, mainland and Europe?
- 5.59 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?
- 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 (N2O). 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