China vs United States: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China
399,114 kt
in 2023
United States
214,902 kt
in 2023
China rank
4th
United States rank
7th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China
  • United States
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 399,114 kt against 214,902 kt in United States, a difference of 184,212 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 260 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1960s 278,209 kt 251,375 kt 26,833 kt China
1970s 336,093 kt 261,190 kt 74,903 kt China
1980s 348,067 kt 241,772 kt 106,295 kt China
1990s 401,352 kt 226,446 kt 174,907 kt China
2000s 399,922 kt 222,452 kt 177,469 kt China
2010s 382,029 kt 217,988 kt 164,041 kt China
2020s 393,949 kt 219,102 kt 174,846 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or United States?
China, at 399,114 kt against 214,902 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and United States?
184,212 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 4th 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 (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
294 places, 16,199 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