China vs United States: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC

China
22,238 kt
in 2014
United States
10,036 kt
in 2020
China rank
2nd
United States rank
5th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC over time

  • China
  • United States
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199020052020

How they compare

China currently reports 22,238 kt against 10,036 kt in United States, a difference of 12,202 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.2 times United States's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 97 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1990s 17,190 kt 9,183 kt 8,008 kt China
2000s 20,524 kt 9,419 kt 11,105 kt China
2010s 22,524 kt 9,452 kt 13,072 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, China or United States?
China, at 22,238 kt against 10,036 kt in United States as of 2014.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between China and United States?
12,202 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2014.
How do China and United States rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
102 places, 2,180 data points, 1990–2020
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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