China vs Southern Asia: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) over time
- China
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 31,770 kt against 14,267 kt in China, a difference of 17,503 kt.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.2 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 6th of 256 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,358 kt | 24,712 kt | 10,354 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 14,301 kt | 26,620 kt | 12,318 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 13,654 kt | 29,061 kt | 15,407 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 14,079 kt | 31,371 kt | 17,292 kt | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, China or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 31,770 kt against 14,267 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between China and Southern Asia?
- 17,503 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- China ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 6th 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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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