Brazil vs China (People’s Republic of): Food Transport — Emissions
Food Transport — Emissions over time
- Brazil
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 2.94 kt against 2.42 kt in Brazil, a difference of 0.52 kt.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9433 kt | 1.65 kt | 0.7063 kt | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 1.34 kt | 2.42 kt | 1.08 kt | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 2.09 kt | 2.96 kt | 0.8688 kt | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 2.23 kt | 2.94 kt | 0.7101 kt | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions, Brazil or China (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 2.94 kt against 2.42 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 0.52 kt, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for food transport — emissions?
- Brazil ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 208 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 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.