China, mainland vs United States: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions

China, mainland
14,168 kt
in 2023
United States
7,675 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
5th
United States rank
7th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 14,168 kt against 7,675 kt in United States, a difference of 6,493 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 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 5th and United States ranks 7th of 260 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 9,748 kt 8,978 kt 770.03 kt China, mainland
1970s 11,824 kt 9,328 kt 2,496 kt China, mainland
1980s 12,274 kt 8,635 kt 3,639 kt China, mainland
1990s 14,192 kt 8,087 kt 6,105 kt China, mainland
2000s 14,175 kt 7,945 kt 6,231 kt China, mainland
2010s 13,547 kt 7,785 kt 5,762 kt China, mainland
2020s 13,980 kt 7,825 kt 6,155 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 14,168 kt against 7,675 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions between China, mainland and United States?
6,493 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 — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 260 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4). 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 — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
294 places, 16,199 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