China vs Southern Asia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 898,272 kt against 408,389 kt in China, a difference of 489,883 kt.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.2 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 221 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,333 kt | 693,456 kt | 286,123 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 406,185 kt | 747,930 kt | 341,745 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 390,377 kt | 818,623 kt | 428,246 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 403,108 kt | 885,826 kt | 482,718 kt | Southern Asia |
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 Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 898,272 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 Southern Asia?
- 489,883 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 5th 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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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