Americas vs China, mainland: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 858,014 kt against 673,421 kt in Americas, a difference of 184,593 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.3 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 519,832 kt | 164,713 kt | 355,119 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 627,617 kt | 464,798 kt | 162,819 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 639,781 kt | 729,264 kt | 89,483 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 663,724 kt | 822,010 kt | 158,287 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions, Americas or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 858,014 kt against 673,421 kt in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions between Americas and China, mainland?
- 184,593 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.