China, mainland vs World: Agrifood systems — Emissions

China, mainland
25,068 kt
in 2023
World
200,931 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
World rank
1st

Agrifood systems — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

World currently reports 200,931 kt against 25,068 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 175,863 kt.

That makes World's figure about 8.0 times China, mainland's.

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

China, mainland ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 222 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1990s 23,091 kt 172,615 kt 149,524 kt World
2000s 24,263 kt 180,984 kt 156,722 kt World
2010s 24,336 kt 191,380 kt 167,043 kt World
2020s 24,851 kt 196,634 kt 171,783 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China, mainland or World?
World, at 200,931 kt against 25,068 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China, mainland and World?
175,863 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 222 countries.
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

Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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