China vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)

China
14,267 kt
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
40,727 kt
in 2023
China rank
4th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
4th

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • China
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020062023

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 40,727 kt against 14,267 kt in China, a difference of 26,460 kt.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 2.9 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 256 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 14,358 kt 26,284 kt 11,927 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 14,301 kt 30,907 kt 16,606 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 13,654 kt 37,191 kt 23,537 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 14,079 kt 40,285 kt 26,206 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions, China or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 40,727 kt against 14,267 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions between China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
26,460 kt, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for afolu — emissions?
China ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 256 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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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
290 places, 9,635 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