China vs OECD: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 37,655 kt against 25,287 kt in China, a difference of 12,368 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.5 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 257 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 | 23,358 kt | 38,481 kt | 15,123 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 24,503 kt | 38,097 kt | 13,594 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 24,568 kt | 37,170 kt | 12,602 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 25,074 kt | 36,624 kt | 11,550 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China or OECD?
- OECD, at 37,655 kt against 25,287 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China and OECD?
- 12,368 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 agrifood systems — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 257 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
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