China vs United States: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq)
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 959,163 kt against 520,824 kt in United States, a difference of 438,339 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 257 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 804,828 kt | 539,809 kt | 265,019 kt | China |
| 2000s | 856,438 kt | 504,374 kt | 352,064 kt | China |
| 2010s | 905,810 kt | 536,884 kt | 368,926 kt | China |
| 2020s | 945,184 kt | 544,244 kt | 400,940 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq), China or United States?
- China, at 959,163 kt against 520,824 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) between China and United States?
- 438,339 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th 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
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