China, mainland vs India: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 219,788 kt against 106,619 kt in India, a difference of 113,169 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.1 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 192 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182,340 kt | 92,015 kt | 90,325 kt | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 200,918 kt | 99,626 kt | 101,292 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 213,170 kt | 104,155 kt | 109,015 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 218,888 kt | 106,225 kt | 112,663 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or India?
- China, mainland, at 219,788 kt against 106,619 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and India?
- 113,169 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and India rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- 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.