Canada vs China, People's Republic of: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2

Canada
287,031
in 2015
China, People's Republic of
1.09 million
in 2015
Canada rank
5th
China, People's Republic of rank
2nd

GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 over time

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How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 1.09 million against 287,031 in Canada, a difference of 799,929.

That makes China, People's Republic of's figure about 3.8 times Canada's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, China, People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 5th and China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China, People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 212,252 546,388 334,136 China, People's Republic of
2000s 207,751 765,463 557,712 China, People's Republic of
2010s 247,851 1.07 million 825,876 China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2, Canada or China, People's Republic of?
China, People's Republic of, at 1.09 million against 287,031 in Canada as of 2015.
What is the difference in ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 between Canada and China, People's Republic of?
799,929, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China, People's Republic of?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Canada and China, People's Republic of rank globally for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2?
Canada ranks 5th and China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2
Source
Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,304 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).