China, mainland vs Southern Asia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China, mainland
396,710 kt
in 2023
Southern Asia
887,123 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
5th
Southern Asia rank
5th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China, mainland
  • Southern Asia
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 887,123 kt against 396,710 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 490,413 kt.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.2 times China, mainland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 5th and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 225 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 272,936 kt 503,701 kt 230,765 kt Southern Asia
1970s 331,068 kt 549,771 kt 218,703 kt Southern Asia
1980s 343,676 kt 618,219 kt 274,543 kt Southern Asia
1990s 397,383 kt 689,269 kt 291,886 kt Southern Asia
2000s 396,911 kt 742,841 kt 345,930 kt Southern Asia
2010s 379,323 kt 809,781 kt 430,458 kt Southern Asia
2020s 391,436 kt 875,023 kt 483,588 kt Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 887,123 kt against 396,710 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and Southern Asia?
490,413 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Southern Asia rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 5th and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,374 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