China vs China, mainland: Agrifood systems — Emissions

China
25,287 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
25,068 kt
in 2023
China rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
4th

Agrifood systems — Emissions over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 25,287 kt against 25,068 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 219 kt.

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

China ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 4th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 23,358 kt 23,091 kt 267.28 kt China
2000s 24,503 kt 24,263 kt 239.97 kt China
2010s 24,568 kt 24,336 kt 231.2 kt China
2020s 25,074 kt 24,851 kt 223.38 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China or China, mainland?
China, at 25,287 kt against 25,068 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China and China, mainland?
219 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
China ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 4th 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