China, mainland vs OECD: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- China, mainland
- OECD
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 742,000 kt against 660,425 kt in OECD, a difference of 81,575 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 229 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and OECD in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,133 kt | 742,785 kt | 604,652 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 214,060 kt | 786,487 kt | 572,427 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 298,200 kt | 737,874 kt | 439,674 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 364,000 kt | 666,428 kt | 302,428 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 472,640 kt | 638,246 kt | 165,606 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 618,240 kt | 639,516 kt | 21,276 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 695,800 kt | 636,673 kt | 59,127 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or OECD?
- China, mainland, at 742,000 kt against 660,425 kt in OECD as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and OECD?
- 81,575 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 229 countries.
- 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