China vs United States: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 25,287 kt against 10,316 kt in United States, a difference of 14,971 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.5 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 257 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 | 23,358 kt | 10,378 kt | 12,980 kt | China |
| 2000s | 24,503 kt | 10,398 kt | 14,104 kt | China |
| 2010s | 24,568 kt | 10,341 kt | 14,227 kt | China |
| 2020s | 25,074 kt | 10,452 kt | 14,622 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China or United States?
- China, at 25,287 kt against 10,316 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China and United States?
- 14,971 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 agrifood systems — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th 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