China vs Southern Asia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions

China
14,585 kt
in 2023
Southern Asia
32,081 kt
in 2023
China rank
4th
Southern Asia rank
5th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions over time

  • China
  • Southern Asia
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 32,081 kt against 14,585 kt in China, a difference of 17,496 kt.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.2 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 221 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 14,548 kt 24,766 kt 10,219 kt Southern Asia
2000s 14,507 kt 26,712 kt 12,205 kt Southern Asia
2010s 13,942 kt 29,237 kt 15,295 kt Southern Asia
2020s 14,397 kt 31,637 kt 17,240 kt Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions, China or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 32,081 kt against 14,585 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions between China and Southern Asia?
17,496 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
China ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4). 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 — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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