Asia vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Asia
- United States
How they compare
Asia currently reports 67,702 kt against 7,706 kt in United States, a difference of 59,996 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 8.8 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,929 kt | 8,140 kt | 49,789 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 60,706 kt | 7,980 kt | 52,726 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 64,029 kt | 7,820 kt | 56,209 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 65,477 kt | 7,886 kt | 57,591 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Asia or United States?
- Asia, at 67,702 kt against 7,706 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Asia and United States?
- 59,996 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). 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 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