China, mainland vs United States: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions

China, mainland
53,724 kt
in 2023
United States
27,968 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 53,724 kt against 27,968 kt in United States, a difference of 25,756 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times United States's.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 257 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 31,797 kt 29,122 kt 2,675 kt China, mainland
2000s 37,428 kt 26,830 kt 10,598 kt China, mainland
2010s 45,612 kt 26,102 kt 19,510 kt China, mainland
2020s 51,302 kt 27,180 kt 24,123 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 53,724 kt against 27,968 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions between China, mainland and United States?
25,756 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 all sectors without lulucf — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd 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 without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 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