Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Asia or OECD?

Asia, at 27,495 kt against 9,648 kt in OECD as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs OECD: Pre- and post-production — Emissions

Asia

27,495 kt

in 2023

OECD

9,648 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

OECD rank

3rd

Pre- and post-production — Emissions over time

Asia
OECD

How they compare

Asia currently reports 27,495 kt against 9,648 kt in OECD, a difference of 17,847 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.8 times OECD's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 3rd of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21,616 kt	8,672 kt	12,944 kt	Asia
2000s	24,530 kt	9,669 kt	14,860 kt	Asia
2010s	26,667 kt	9,703 kt	16,964 kt	Asia
2020s	27,356 kt	9,617 kt	17,739 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Asia or OECD?: Asia, at 27,495 kt against 9,648 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between Asia and OECD?: 17,847 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.