China vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq)

China
2.32 million kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
217,753 kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 2.32 million kt against 217,753 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 2.10 million kt.

That makes China's figure about 10.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

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

China ranks 2nd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 1.29 million kt 429,976 kt 862,751 kt China
2000s 1.70 million kt 432,305 kt 1.27 million kt China
2010s 2.10 million kt 443,755 kt 1.66 million kt China
2020s 2.26 million kt 221,663 kt 2.04 million kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq), China or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
China, at 2.32 million kt against 217,753 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) between China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
2.10 million kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 2nd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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
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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