China, mainland vs United States: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- United States
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 11.10 million kt against 4.64 million kt in United States, a difference of 6.46 million kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 490,778 kt | 3.40 million kt | 2.91 million kt | United States |
| 1970s | 1.11 million kt | 4.61 million kt | 3.50 million kt | United States |
| 1980s | 1.86 million kt | 4.59 million kt | 2.73 million kt | United States |
| 1990s | 2.90 million kt | 5.12 million kt | 2.22 million kt | United States |
| 2000s | 5.19 million kt | 5.63 million kt | 433,000 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 9.18 million kt | 5.12 million kt | 4.07 million kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 10.62 million kt | 4.66 million kt | 5.96 million kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, China, mainland or United States?
- China, mainland, at 11.10 million kt against 4.64 million kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between China, mainland and United States?
- 6.46 million kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for energy — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). 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