Asia vs China, mainland: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Asia
23.42 million kt
in 2023
China, mainland
11.95 million kt
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
2nd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Asia
  • China, mainland
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 23.42 million kt against 11.95 million kt in China, mainland, a difference of 11.47 million kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.0 times China, mainland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.95 million kt 639,084 kt 1.31 million kt Asia
1970s 3.91 million kt 1.34 million kt 2.57 million kt Asia
1980s 5.44 million kt 2.17 million kt 3.27 million kt Asia
1990s 8.53 million kt 3.29 million kt 5.25 million kt Asia
2000s 12.78 million kt 5.71 million kt 7.07 million kt Asia
2010s 19.53 million kt 9.88 million kt 9.65 million kt Asia
2020s 22.26 million kt 11.42 million kt 10.84 million kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Asia or China, mainland?
Asia, at 23.42 million kt against 11.95 million kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and China, mainland?
11.47 million kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Asia ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
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