China vs Eastern Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 227,014 kt against 222,034 kt in China, a difference of 4,980 kt.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184,467 kt | 188,380 kt | 3,914 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 203,099 kt | 207,532 kt | 4,433 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 215,393 kt | 220,176 kt | 4,783 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 221,132 kt | 226,084 kt | 4,952 kt | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), China or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 227,014 kt against 222,034 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between China and Eastern Asia?
- 4,980 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Eastern Asia rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 1st and Eastern Asia 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.