China vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 399,475 kt against 215,766 kt in United States, a difference of 183,709 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 256 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402,012 kt | 227,928 kt | 174,084 kt | China |
| 2000s | 400,437 kt | 223,442 kt | 176,994 kt | China |
| 2010s | 382,322 kt | 218,956 kt | 163,366 kt | China |
| 2020s | 394,220 kt | 220,817 kt | 173,403 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or United States?
- China, at 399,475 kt against 215,766 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and United States?
- 183,709 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 256 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