Which has higher afolu — emissions, China, mainland or OECD?

OECD, at -115,307 kt against -835,018 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China, mainland vs OECD: AFOLU — Emissions

China, mainland

-835,018 kt

in 2023

OECD

-115,307 kt

in 2023

China, mainland rank

254th

OECD rank

251st

AFOLU — Emissions over time

China, mainland
OECD

How they compare

OECD currently reports -115,307 kt against -835,018 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 719,711 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 254th and OECD ranks 251st of 257 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, mainland	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-347,249 kt	-972,666 kt	625,417 kt	China, mainland
2000s	-331,770 kt	-1.07 million kt	740,002 kt	China, mainland
2010s	-721,727 kt	-924,397 kt	202,670 kt	China, mainland
2020s	-835,464 kt	-227,610 kt	607,854 kt	OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions, China, mainland or OECD?: OECD, at -115,307 kt against -835,018 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions between China, mainland and OECD?: 719,711 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for afolu — emissions?: China, mainland ranks 254th and OECD ranks 251st of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2). 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 (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 291 places, 9,669 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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