China, mainland vs United States: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
19,455 kt
in 2023
United States
4,913 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
United States rank
5th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 19,455 kt against 4,913 kt in United States, a difference of 14,542 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 4.0 times United States's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1990s 9,950 kt 3,563 kt 6,387 kt China, mainland
2000s 12,652 kt 3,957 kt 8,695 kt China, mainland
2010s 16,606 kt 4,430 kt 12,176 kt China, mainland
2020s 19,202 kt 4,901 kt 14,301 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 19,455 kt against 4,913 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and United States?
14,542 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,009 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