Americas vs China: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.08 million kt against 408,389 kt in China, a difference of 671,451 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.6 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 4th of 32 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 916,610 kt | 407,333 kt | 509,277 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 990,136 kt | 406,185 kt | 583,951 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.02 million kt | 390,377 kt | 628,638 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.07 million kt | 403,108 kt | 663,847 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 1.08 million kt against 408,389 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Americas and China?
- 671,451 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 4th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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