Australia and New Zealand vs China: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq)

Australia and New Zealand
273,534 kt
in 2023
China
959,163 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th
China rank
4th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 959,163 kt against 273,534 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 685,629 kt.

That makes China's figure about 3.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and China ranks 4th of 257 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China Difference Ahead
1990s 288,573 kt 804,828 kt 516,255 kt China
2000s 304,892 kt 856,438 kt 551,545 kt China
2010s 233,672 kt 905,810 kt 672,137 kt China
2020s 208,645 kt 945,184 kt 736,539 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq), Australia and New Zealand or China?
China, at 959,163 kt against 273,534 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and New Zealand and China?
685,629 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and China ranks 4th of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 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