China (People’s Republic of) vs World: AFOLU — Emissions

China (People’s Republic of)
14,267 kt
in 2023
World
152,070 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
4th
World rank
1st

AFOLU — Emissions over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • World
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

World currently reports 152,070 kt against 14,267 kt in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 137,803 kt.

That makes World's figure about 10.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 216 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) World Difference Ahead
1990s 14,358 kt 134,133 kt 119,775 kt World
2000s 14,301 kt 136,806 kt 122,504 kt World
2010s 13,654 kt 143,847 kt 130,193 kt World
2020s 14,079 kt 147,994 kt 133,915 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions, China (People’s Republic of) or World?
World, at 152,070 kt against 14,267 kt in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions between China (People’s Republic of) and World?
137,803 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and World rank globally for afolu — emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 216 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