China vs World: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 200,931 kt against 25,287 kt in China, a difference of 175,644 kt.
That makes World's figure about 7.9 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 257 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,358 kt | 172,615 kt | 149,257 kt | World |
| 2000s | 24,503 kt | 180,984 kt | 156,482 kt | World |
| 2010s | 24,568 kt | 191,380 kt | 166,812 kt | World |
| 2020s | 25,074 kt | 196,634 kt | 171,559 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China or World?
- World, at 200,931 kt against 25,287 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China and World?
- 175,644 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and World rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and World 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