China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD: AFOLU — Direct emissions

China (People’s Republic of)
857.67 kt
in 2023
OECD
1,249 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

AFOLU — Direct emissions over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • OECD
05001.0k1.5k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1,249 kt against 857.67 kt in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 391.33 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.5 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 197 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 738.96 kt 1,241 kt 502.16 kt OECD
2000s 845.24 kt 1,220 kt 374.48 kt OECD
2010s 902.06 kt 1,249 kt 346.94 kt OECD
2020s 854.57 kt 1,252 kt 397.32 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — direct emissions, China (People’s Republic of) or OECD?
OECD, at 1,249 kt against 857.67 kt in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — direct emissions between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
391.33 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and OECD rank globally for afolu — direct emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf