China vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China
408,389 kt
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1.13 million kt
in 2023
China rank
4th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
3rd

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

  • China
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M199020062023

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 1.13 million kt against 408,389 kt in China, a difference of 721,781 kt.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 2.8 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 221 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 407,333 kt 714,204 kt 306,871 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 406,185 kt 849,160 kt 442,975 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 390,377 kt 1.02 million kt 634,623 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 403,108 kt 1.12 million kt 713,275 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 1.13 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 China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
721,781 kt, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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