China, mainland vs United States of America: Emissions from crops — Emissions

China, mainland
752.24 kt
in 2050
United States of America
336.11 kt
in 2050
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States of America rank
5th

Emissions from crops — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States of America
0200400600800196120052050

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 752.24 kt against 336.11 kt in United States of America, a difference of 416.13 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 232 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 7 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 82.54 kt 145.57 kt 63.03 kt United States of America
1970s 180 kt 239.08 kt 59.08 kt United States of America
1980s 385.8 kt 274.8 kt 111 kt China, mainland
1990s 547 kt 303.73 kt 243.27 kt China, mainland
2000s 639.43 kt 317.64 kt 321.8 kt China, mainland
2010s 742.93 kt 346.19 kt 396.73 kt China, mainland
2020s 653.24 kt 344.72 kt 308.53 kt China, mainland
2030s 734.47 kt 319.45 kt 415.01 kt China, mainland
2050s 752.24 kt 336.11 kt 416.13 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions, China, mainland or United States of America?
China, mainland, at 752.24 kt against 336.11 kt in United States of America as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions between China, mainland and United States of America?
416.13 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States of America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China, mainland and United States of America rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,479 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