China, mainland vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions

China, mainland
853.11 kt
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1,202 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
5th

Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
02505007501.0k1.2k199020062023

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 1,202 kt against 853.11 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 348.89 kt.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 1.4 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 735.59 kt 610.66 kt 124.94 kt China, mainland
2000s 839.85 kt 783.47 kt 56.39 kt China, mainland
2010s 896.94 kt 1,016 kt 119.38 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 849.85 kt 1,172 kt 322.16 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — direct emissions, China, mainland or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 1,202 kt against 853.11 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — direct emissions between China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
348.89 kt, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — direct emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
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