China vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 12.23 million kt against 5.10 million kt in United States, a difference of 7.13 million kt.
That makes China'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 ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 663,821 kt | 3.76 million kt | 3.09 million kt | United States |
| 1970s | 1.40 million kt | 5.02 million kt | 3.62 million kt | United States |
| 1980s | 2.28 million kt | 5.00 million kt | 2.72 million kt | United States |
| 1990s | 3.47 million kt | 5.54 million kt | 2.07 million kt | United States |
| 2000s | 6.00 million kt | 6.05 million kt | 56,639 kt | United States |
| 2010s | 10.19 million kt | 5.54 million kt | 4.65 million kt | China |
| 2020s | 11.71 million kt | 5.10 million kt | 6.60 million kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), China or United States?
- China, at 12.23 million kt against 5.10 million kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between China and United States?
- 7.13 million 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 (co2eq)?
- China ranks 1st 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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