China vs World: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions

China
1,141 kt
in 2023
World
8,378 kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions over time

  • China
  • World
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

World currently reports 8,378 kt against 1,141 kt in China, a difference of 7,237 kt.

That makes World's figure about 7.3 times China's.

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

China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 222 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1990s 974.2 kt 6,466 kt 5,492 kt World
2000s 1,118 kt 7,058 kt 5,941 kt World
2010s 1,198 kt 7,847 kt 6,649 kt World
2020s 1,136 kt 8,250 kt 7,114 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions, China or World?
World, at 8,378 kt against 1,141 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions between China and World?
7,237 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and World rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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