China vs United States: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 1.52 million kt against 783,970 kt in United States, a difference of 740,100 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 257 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 905,203 kt | 816,902 kt | 88,302 kt | China |
| 2000s | 1.07 million kt | 752,218 kt | 313,044 kt | China |
| 2010s | 1.30 million kt | 731,823 kt | 564,369 kt | China |
| 2020s | 1.46 million kt | 762,742 kt | 693,546 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or United States?
- China, at 1.52 million kt against 783,970 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and United States?
- 740,100 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for all sectors with lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 257 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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