China vs World: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 118,295 kt against 26,548 kt in China, a difference of 91,747 kt.
That makes World's figure about 4.5 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 199 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,010 kt | 61,937 kt | 56,927 kt | World |
| 1970s | 7,713 kt | 77,353 kt | 69,640 kt | World |
| 1980s | 10,703 kt | 79,580 kt | 68,877 kt | World |
| 1990s | 13,043 kt | 87,463 kt | 74,420 kt | World |
| 2000s | 16,936 kt | 95,637 kt | 78,701 kt | World |
| 2010s | 22,131 kt | 108,062 kt | 85,931 kt | World |
| 2020s | 24,898 kt | 112,846 kt | 87,948 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, China or World?
- World, at 118,295 kt against 26,548 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between China and World?
- 91,747 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and World rank globally for energy — emissions?
- China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 199 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