China vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions
AFOLU — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 14,267 kt against 7,706 kt in United States, a difference of 6,561 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 256 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,358 kt | 8,140 kt | 6,217 kt | China |
| 2000s | 14,301 kt | 7,980 kt | 6,321 kt | China |
| 2010s | 13,654 kt | 7,820 kt | 5,835 kt | China |
| 2020s | 14,079 kt | 7,886 kt | 6,193 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, China or United States?
- China, at 14,267 kt against 7,706 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between China and United States?
- 6,561 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- China ranks 4th and United States 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