Asia vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Asia
- United States
How they compare
Asia currently reports 1.90 million kt against 215,766 kt in United States, a difference of 1.68 million kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 8.8 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million kt | 227,928 kt | 1.39 million kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 1.70 million kt | 223,442 kt | 1.48 million kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 1.79 million kt | 218,956 kt | 1.57 million kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 1.83 million kt | 220,817 kt | 1.61 million kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Asia or United States?
- Asia, at 1.90 million kt against 215,766 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Asia and United States?
- 1.68 million kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Asia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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