Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), Asia or OECD?

Asia, at 2.86 million kt against 1.52 million kt in OECD as of 2023.

What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and OECD?

1.34 million 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.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs OECD: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)

Asia

2.86 million kt

in 2023

OECD

1.52 million kt

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

OECD rank

1st

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Asia
OECD

How they compare

Asia currently reports 2.86 million kt against 1.52 million kt in OECD, a difference of 1.34 million kt.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 38 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.19 million kt	1.30 million kt	103,510 kt	OECD
2000s	1.78 million kt	1.54 million kt	245,792 kt	Asia
2010s	2.47 million kt	1.55 million kt	915,547 kt	Asia
2020s	2.79 million kt	1.52 million kt	1.27 million kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), Asia or OECD?: Asia, at 2.86 million kt against 1.52 million kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and OECD?: 1.34 million 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 (co2eq)?: Asia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
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.