China, mainland vs Guyana: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

China, mainland
3,915 kt
in 2024
Guyana
3,283 kt
in 2024
China, mainland rank
36th
Guyana rank
38th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • China, mainland
  • Guyana
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k199020072024

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3,915 kt against 3,283 kt in Guyana, a difference of 632 kt.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 36th and Guyana ranks 38th of 221 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Guyana Difference Ahead
1990s 3,732 kt 2,164 kt 1,568 kt China, mainland
2000s 3,826 kt 3,050 kt 775.3 kt China, mainland
2010s 3,863 kt 3,150 kt 713.42 kt China, mainland
2020s 3,916 kt 3,228 kt 688.16 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, China, mainland or Guyana?
China, mainland, at 3,915 kt against 3,283 kt in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between China, mainland and Guyana?
632 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Guyana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and Guyana rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 36th and Guyana ranks 38th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China, mainland vs Guyana: Drained organic soils — Emissions. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/drained-organic-soils-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/china-mainland/guyana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/drained-organic-soils-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/china-mainland/guyana/">China, mainland vs Guyana: Drained organic soils — Emissions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.