China vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 743,347 kt against 428,400 kt in United States, a difference of 314,947 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 229 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,290 kt | 333,107 kt | 192,817 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 215,963 kt | 381,640 kt | 165,677 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 299,670 kt | 379,400 kt | 79,730 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 365,199 kt | 371,840 kt | 6,641 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 474,204 kt | 373,520 kt | 100,684 kt | China |
| 2010s | 619,662 kt | 379,400 kt | 240,262 kt | China |
| 2020s | 697,150 kt | 403,200 kt | 293,950 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or United States?
- China, at 743,347 kt against 428,400 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and United States?
- 314,947 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) from ch4?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th 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