China vs OECD: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 787,175 kt against 399,475 kt in China, a difference of 387,700 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.0 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 221 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402,012 kt | 839,689 kt | 437,677 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 400,437 kt | 794,517 kt | 394,080 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 382,322 kt | 766,953 kt | 384,630 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 394,220 kt | 755,568 kt | 361,348 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or OECD?
- OECD, at 787,175 kt against 399,475 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and OECD?
- 387,700 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st 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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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