China vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Energy — Emissions per capita

China
8.41 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
0.87 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
China rank
30th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
28th

Energy — Emissions per capita over time

  • China
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
02468199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 8.41 t CO2eq/cap against 0.87 t CO2eq/cap in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 7.54 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes China's figure about 9.7 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 30th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 28th of 207 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 2.79 t CO2eq/cap 0.821 t CO2eq/cap 1.97 t CO2eq/cap China
2000s 4.47 t CO2eq/cap 0.906 t CO2eq/cap 3.56 t CO2eq/cap China
2010s 7.16 t CO2eq/cap 0.962 t CO2eq/cap 6.2 t CO2eq/cap China
2020s 8.04 t CO2eq/cap 0.875 t CO2eq/cap 7.16 t CO2eq/cap China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, China or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
China, at 8.41 t CO2eq/cap against 0.87 t CO2eq/cap in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
7.54 t CO2eq/cap, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
China ranks 30th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 28th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.