China vs OECD: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq)
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 3.51 million kt against 2.32 million kt in China, a difference of 1.20 million kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.5 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 222 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million kt | 3.40 million kt | 2.11 million kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 1.70 million kt | 3.50 million kt | 1.80 million kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 2.10 million kt | 3.48 million kt | 1.38 million kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 2.26 million kt | 3.48 million kt | 1.21 million kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq), China or OECD?
- OECD, at 3.51 million kt against 2.32 million kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) between China and OECD?
- 1.20 million kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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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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