China vs United States: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq)

China
15.10 million kt
in 2023
United States
6.01 million kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
United States rank
4th

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China
  • United States
5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 15.10 million kt against 6.01 million kt in United States, a difference of 9.09 million kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 257 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1990s 4.64 million kt 6.46 million kt 1.83 million kt United States
2000s 7.77 million kt 6.92 million kt 850,082 kt China
2010s 12.76 million kt 6.40 million kt 6.36 million kt China
2020s 14.58 million kt 6.00 million kt 8.58 million kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq), China or United States?
China, at 15.10 million kt against 6.01 million kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) between China and United States?
9.09 million 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 without lulucf — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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
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