China, mainland vs United States: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
5,359 kt
in 2050
United States
4,409 kt
in 2050
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
4th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
02.0k4.0k6.0k196120052050

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 5,359 kt against 4,409 kt in United States, a difference of 950 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 215 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 3,909 kt 2,982 kt 927.43 kt China, mainland
1970s 4,565 kt 3,478 kt 1,087 kt China, mainland
1980s 4,651 kt 3,630 kt 1,022 kt China, mainland
1990s 4,974 kt 3,677 kt 1,297 kt China, mainland
2000s 4,982 kt 3,696 kt 1,286 kt China, mainland
2010s 6,255 kt 3,936 kt 2,319 kt China, mainland
2020s 6,545 kt 3,804 kt 2,740 kt China, mainland
2030s 5,473 kt 4,274 kt 1,200 kt China, mainland
2050s 5,359 kt 4,409 kt 949.9 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 5,359 kt against 4,409 kt in United States as of 2050.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and United States?
950 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,483 data points, 1961–2050
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