China, mainland vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): AFOLU — Emissions

China, mainland
14,181 kt
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
28,252 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
5th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
2nd

AFOLU — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 28,252 kt against 14,181 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 14,071 kt.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 2.0 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 5th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 221 countries.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 14,216 kt 18,743 kt 4,527 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2000s 14,194 kt 22,077 kt 7,883 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 13,558 kt 26,515 kt 12,958 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 13,990 kt 28,180 kt 14,190 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions, China, mainland or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 28,252 kt against 14,181 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions between China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
14,071 kt, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for afolu — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 5th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
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

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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