China (People’s Republic of) vs China, mainland: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita

China (People’s Republic of)
1.59 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
China, mainland
1.59 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
114th
China, mainland rank
114th

Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • China, mainland
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 1.59 t CO2eq/cap against 1.59 t CO2eq/cap in China, mainland, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 114th and China, mainland ranks 114th of 192 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 t CO2eq/cap 1.03 t CO2eq/cap 0.008 t CO2eq/cap China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 1.27 t CO2eq/cap 1.26 t CO2eq/cap 0.01 t CO2eq/cap China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 1.48 t CO2eq/cap 1.47 t CO2eq/cap 0.004 t CO2eq/cap China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 1.56 t CO2eq/cap 1.55 t CO2eq/cap 0.0025 t CO2eq/cap China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions per capita, China (People’s Republic of) or China, mainland?
China (People’s Republic of), at 1.59 t CO2eq/cap against 1.59 t CO2eq/cap in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions per capita between China (People’s Republic of) and China, mainland?
0 t CO2eq/cap, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and China, mainland rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 114th and China, mainland ranks 114th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.