Americas vs China, mainland: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 219,788 kt against 194,976 kt in Americas, a difference of 24,812 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 34 groups.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,431 kt | 182,340 kt | 3,909 kt | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 188,216 kt | 200,918 kt | 12,702 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 194,428 kt | 213,170 kt | 18,742 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 195,040 kt | 218,888 kt | 23,848 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Americas or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 219,788 kt against 194,976 kt in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and China, mainland?
- 24,812 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — 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
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.