OECD vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 660,425 kt against 428,400 kt in United States, a difference of 232,025 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 229 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 742,785 kt | 333,107 kt | 409,678 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 786,487 kt | 381,640 kt | 404,847 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 737,874 kt | 379,400 kt | 358,474 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 666,428 kt | 371,840 kt | 294,588 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 638,246 kt | 373,520 kt | 264,726 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 639,516 kt | 379,400 kt | 260,116 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 636,673 kt | 403,200 kt | 233,473 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 660,425 kt against 428,400 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between OECD and United States?
- 232,025 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- OECD ranks 3rd 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