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

Asia, at 1.76 million kt against 907,045 kt in China as of 2023.

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

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 (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs China: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) (Pre- CO2)

Asia

1.76 million kt

in 2023

China

907,045 kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

China rank

2nd

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) (Pre- CO2) over time

Asia
China

How they compare

Asia currently reports 1.76 million kt against 907,045 kt in China, a difference of 857,195 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.9 times China's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	China	Difference	Ahead
1990s	507,610 kt	200,544 kt	307,067 kt	Asia
2000s	988,654 kt	509,869 kt	478,785 kt	Asia
2010s	1.49 million kt	777,859 kt	708,025 kt	Asia
2020s	1.70 million kt	871,504 kt	828,672 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, Asia or China?: Asia, at 1.76 million kt against 907,045 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between Asia and China?: 857,195 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and China rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions?: Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 282 places, 9,151 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.