Americas vs China: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 41,659 kt against 14,763 kt in China, a difference of 26,896 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.8 times China's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,711 kt | 4,577 kt | 18,133 kt | Americas |
| 1970s | 26,368 kt | 5,612 kt | 20,756 kt | Americas |
| 1980s | 28,639 kt | 6,437 kt | 22,202 kt | Americas |
| 1990s | 30,085 kt | 8,589 kt | 21,496 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 32,866 kt | 9,027 kt | 23,839 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 34,015 kt | 8,062 kt | 25,953 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 35,612 kt | 8,637 kt | 26,976 kt | Americas |
| 2030s | 39,027 kt | 12,608 kt | 26,419 kt | Americas |
| 2050s | 41,659 kt | 14,763 kt | 26,896 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 41,659 kt against 14,763 kt in China as of 2050.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions between Americas and China?
- 26,896 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 4th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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