Americas vs China, mainland: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Americas
1.10 million kt
in 2050
China, mainland
369,510 kt
in 2050
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
5th

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.10 million kt against 369,510 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 728,580 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.0 times China, mainland's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 578,375 kt 116,192 kt 462,183 kt Americas
1970s 683,187 kt 138,232 kt 544,955 kt Americas
1980s 745,787 kt 156,967 kt 588,820 kt Americas
1990s 786,646 kt 210,452 kt 576,193 kt Americas
2000s 861,131 kt 219,292 kt 641,839 kt Americas
2010s 889,706 kt 191,352 kt 698,354 kt Americas
2020s 930,766 kt 207,277 kt 723,489 kt Americas
2030s 1.03 million kt 311,039 kt 715,991 kt Americas
2050s 1.10 million kt 369,510 kt 728,580 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 1.10 million kt against 369,510 kt in China, mainland as of 2050.
What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Americas and China, mainland?
728,580 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,610 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

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