China vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- China
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 2.04 million kt against 1.16 million kt in China, a difference of 884,240 kt.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.8 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 222 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 339,875 kt | 2.91 million kt | 2.57 million kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 663,964 kt | 2.32 million kt | 1.66 million kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 975,925 kt | 1.79 million kt | 818,146 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1.11 million kt | 1.98 million kt | 865,280 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 2.04 million kt against 1.16 million kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 884,240 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th 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
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