China, mainland vs United States: Farm gate — Emissions

China, mainland
245,041 kt
in 2023
United States
129,116 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

Farm gate — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 245,041 kt against 129,116 kt in United States, a difference of 115,925 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 256 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1990s 135,255 kt 95,721 kt 39,533 kt China, mainland
2000s 150,252 kt 121,407 kt 28,845 kt China, mainland
2010s 192,361 kt 119,964 kt 72,397 kt China, mainland
2020s 235,992 kt 126,500 kt 109,492 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm gate — emissions, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 245,041 kt against 129,116 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in farm gate — emissions between China, mainland and United States?
115,925 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for farm gate — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 256 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
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