China, mainland vs United States: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
691,170 kt
in 2023
United States
366,831 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
United States rank
7th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 691,170 kt against 366,831 kt in United States, a difference of 324,339 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 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 4th and United States ranks 7th of 261 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 347,441 kt 351,333 kt 3,893 kt United States
1970s 444,459 kt 392,589 kt 51,870 kt China, mainland
1980s 523,122 kt 378,163 kt 144,959 kt China, mainland
1990s 650,584 kt 371,741 kt 278,843 kt China, mainland
2000s 686,868 kt 370,921 kt 315,947 kt China, mainland
2010s 689,720 kt 372,266 kt 317,455 kt China, mainland
2020s 684,844 kt 373,132 kt 311,712 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 691,170 kt against 366,831 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and United States?
324,339 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 (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 261 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
295 places, 16,291 data points, 1961–2023
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