Asia vs China, mainland: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Asia
1.80 million kt
in 2023
China, mainland
742,000 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
2nd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

  • Asia
  • China, mainland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 1.80 million kt against 742,000 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 1.06 million kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.4 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 487,103 kt 138,133 kt 348,970 kt Asia
1970s 760,339 kt 214,060 kt 546,279 kt Asia
1980s 770,666 kt 298,200 kt 472,466 kt Asia
1990s 966,555 kt 364,000 kt 602,555 kt Asia
2000s 1.20 million kt 472,640 kt 728,400 kt Asia
2010s 1.53 million kt 618,240 kt 908,842 kt Asia
2020s 1.68 million kt 695,800 kt 985,262 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Asia or China, mainland?
Asia, at 1.80 million kt against 742,000 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Asia and China, mainland?
1.06 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) from ch4?
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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 15,109 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