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

China
4,318 kt
in 2050
United States
3,540 kt
in 2050
China rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

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

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

How they compare

China currently reports 4,318 kt against 3,540 kt in United States, a difference of 778 kt.

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

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

China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1960s 3,179 kt 2,394 kt 784.53 kt China
1970s 3,705 kt 2,793 kt 911.97 kt China
1980s 3,768 kt 2,915 kt 853.01 kt China
1990s 4,018 kt 2,953 kt 1,065 kt China
2000s 4,015 kt 2,968 kt 1,047 kt China
2010s 5,036 kt 3,160 kt 1,876 kt China
2020s 5,268 kt 3,055 kt 2,213 kt China
2030s 4,412 kt 3,432 kt 980.32 kt China
2050s 4,318 kt 3,540 kt 777.74 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or United States?
China, at 4,318 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 and United States?
778 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and United States rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 2nd 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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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