China, mainland vs United States: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China, mainland
4,303 kt
in 2050
United States
3,540 kt
in 2050
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
4th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

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

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 4,303 kt against 3,540 kt in United States, a difference of 763 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 3,139 kt 2,394 kt 744.7 kt China, mainland
1970s 3,665 kt 2,793 kt 872.58 kt China, mainland
1980s 3,735 kt 2,915 kt 820.36 kt China, mainland
1990s 3,994 kt 2,953 kt 1,041 kt China, mainland
2000s 4,001 kt 2,968 kt 1,033 kt China, mainland
2010s 5,023 kt 3,160 kt 1,862 kt China, mainland
2020s 5,255 kt 3,055 kt 2,200 kt China, mainland
2030s 4,395 kt 3,432 kt 963.48 kt China, mainland
2050s 4,303 kt 3,540 kt 762.74 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 4,303 kt against 3,540 kt in United States as of 2050.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and United States?
763 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) from ch4?
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) 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

Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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