Asia vs China: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 1.80 million kt against 743,347 kt in China, a difference of 1.06 million kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.4 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 487,103 kt | 140,290 kt | 346,814 kt | Asia |
| 1970s | 760,339 kt | 215,963 kt | 544,376 kt | Asia |
| 1980s | 770,666 kt | 299,670 kt | 470,996 kt | Asia |
| 1990s | 966,555 kt | 365,199 kt | 601,357 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 1.20 million kt | 474,204 kt | 726,836 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 1.53 million kt | 619,662 kt | 907,420 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 1.68 million kt | 697,150 kt | 983,913 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?
- Asia, at 1.80 million kt against 743,347 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Asia and China?
- 1.06 million kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st 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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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