Australia and New Zealand vs China, mainland: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Australia and New Zealand
154,618 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
397,071 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th
China, mainland rank
5th

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China, mainland
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 397,071 kt against 154,618 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 242,453 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 221 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 144,430 kt 398,043 kt 253,613 kt China, mainland
2000s 142,581 kt 397,426 kt 254,844 kt China, mainland
2010s 131,674 kt 379,616 kt 247,943 kt China, mainland
2020s 118,511 kt 391,706 kt 273,196 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia and New Zealand or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 397,071 kt against 154,618 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
242,453 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 221 countries.
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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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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