China, mainland vs United States: IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions

China, mainland
853.11 kt
in 2023
United States
424.83 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 853.11 kt against 424.83 kt in United States, a difference of 428.28 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.0 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 234 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 219.36 kt 291.99 kt 72.63 kt United States
1970s 332.27 kt 385.19 kt 52.92 kt United States
1980s 522.77 kt 398.79 kt 123.98 kt China, mainland
1990s 735.59 kt 405.48 kt 330.12 kt China, mainland
2000s 839.85 kt 414.22 kt 425.63 kt China, mainland
2010s 896.94 kt 430.81 kt 466.13 kt China, mainland
2020s 849.85 kt 430.13 kt 419.72 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — direct emissions, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 853.11 kt against 424.83 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — direct emissions between China, mainland and United States?
428.28 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for ipcc agriculture — direct emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,294 data points, 1961–2023
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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