China, mainland vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Agrifood systems — Emissions

China, mainland
1.11 million kt
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
94,221 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
6th

Agrifood systems — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 1.11 million kt against 94,221 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 1.02 million kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 11.8 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

China, mainland ranks 4th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 309,500 kt 29,584 kt 279,916 kt China, mainland
2000s 625,034 kt 48,124 kt 576,909 kt China, mainland
2010s 934,690 kt 73,528 kt 861,162 kt China, mainland
2020s 1.07 million kt 91,534 kt 978,753 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China, mainland or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, mainland, at 1.11 million kt against 94,221 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
1.02 million kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 4th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2). 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 (CO2)
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