Americas vs China: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 48,984 kt against 25,287 kt in China, a difference of 23,697 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.9 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,251 kt | 23,358 kt | 17,893 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 44,759 kt | 24,503 kt | 20,257 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 46,764 kt | 24,568 kt | 22,196 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 48,511 kt | 25,074 kt | 23,437 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 48,984 kt against 25,287 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between Americas and China?
- 23,697 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). 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