Annex I countries vs China: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Annex I countries
783,660 kt
in 2023
China
408,389 kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
7th
China rank
4th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M199020062023

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 783,660 kt against 408,389 kt in China, a difference of 375,271 kt.

That makes Annex I countries's figure about 1.9 times China's.

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

Annex I countries ranks 7th and China ranks 4th of 32 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China Difference Ahead
1990s 990,451 kt 407,333 kt 583,118 kt Annex I countries
2000s 838,497 kt 406,185 kt 432,312 kt Annex I countries
2010s 786,572 kt 390,377 kt 396,195 kt Annex I countries
2020s 759,438 kt 403,108 kt 356,331 kt Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Annex I countries or China?
Annex I countries, at 783,660 kt against 408,389 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Annex I countries and China?
375,271 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Annex I countries ranks 7th 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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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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