Australia and New Zealand vs China: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Australia and New Zealand
154,264 kt
in 2023
China
408,389 kt
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
7th
China rank
4th

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 408,389 kt against 154,264 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 254,125 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and China ranks 4th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China Difference Ahead
1990s 140,674 kt 407,332 kt 266,658 kt China
2000s 140,997 kt 406,183 kt 265,187 kt China
2010s 129,976 kt 390,376 kt 260,400 kt China
2020s 116,984 kt 403,108 kt 286,124 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia and New Zealand or China?
China, at 408,389 kt against 154,264 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and New Zealand and China?
254,125 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and China ranks 4th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — 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

Indicator
Farm gate — 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
275 places, 9,129 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