China, mainland vs Middle Africa: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China, mainland
405,871 kt
in 2023
Middle Africa
148,066 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
5th
Middle Africa rank
3rd

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

  • China, mainland
  • Middle Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 405,871 kt against 148,066 kt in Middle Africa, a difference of 257,805 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.7 times Middle Africa's.

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

China, mainland ranks 5th and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 403,293 kt 103,608 kt 299,685 kt China, mainland
2000s 403,088 kt 115,613 kt 287,475 kt China, mainland
2010s 387,572 kt 136,920 kt 250,652 kt China, mainland
2020s 400,480 kt 148,938 kt 251,543 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or Middle Africa?
China, mainland, at 405,871 kt against 148,066 kt in Middle Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and Middle Africa?
257,805 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Middle Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Middle Africa rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 5th and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 221 countries.
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