China vs United States: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - N2O
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - N2O over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 283,863 against 191,233 in United States, a difference of 92,630.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243,672 | 173,890 | 69,782 | China |
| 2000s | 268,740 | 184,664 | 84,076 | China |
| 2010s | 276,774 | 190,372 | 86,402 | China |
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) - n2o, China or United States?
- China, at 283,863 against 191,233 in United States as of 2015.
- What is the difference in ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o between China and United States?
- 92,630, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do China and United States rank globally for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 201 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) - N2O. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).