China vs United States: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 26,548 kt against 15,300 kt in United States, a difference of 11,248 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 229 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,010 kt | 11,897 kt | 6,886 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 7,713 kt | 13,630 kt | 5,917 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 10,703 kt | 13,550 kt | 2,847 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 13,043 kt | 13,280 kt | 237.2 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 16,936 kt | 13,340 kt | 3,596 kt | China |
| 2010s | 22,131 kt | 13,550 kt | 8,581 kt | China |
| 2020s | 24,898 kt | 14,400 kt | 10,498 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, China or United States?
- China, at 26,548 kt against 15,300 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between China and United States?
- 11,248 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for energy — emissions?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CH4). 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