China vs United States of America: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC

China
932,973 kt
in 2014
United States of America
587,558 kt
in 2020
China rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • China
  • United States of America
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How they compare

China currently reports 932,973 kt against 587,558 kt in United States of America, a difference of 345,415 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times United States of America's.

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

China ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 689,914 kt 550,564 kt 139,350 kt China
2000s 879,844 kt 565,310 kt 314,534 kt China
2010s 966,332 kt 576,037 kt 390,295 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc, China or United States of America?
China, at 932,973 kt against 587,558 kt in United States of America as of 2014.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc between China and United States of America?
345,415 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2014.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
China ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. 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) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
96 places, 2,039 data points, 1990–2020
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