China vs United States of America: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC

China
622,667 kt
in 2014
United States of America
281,020 kt
in 2020
China rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • China
  • United States of America
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020052020

How they compare

China currently reports 622,667 kt against 281,020 kt in United States of America, a difference of 341,647 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.2 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 481,333 kt 257,119 kt 224,214 kt China
2000s 574,667 kt 263,725 kt 310,942 kt China
2010s 630,667 kt 264,648 kt 366,019 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc, China or United States of America?
China, at 622,667 kt against 281,020 kt in United States of America as of 2014.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc between China and United States of America?
341,647 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) from ch4 (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) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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, 2,031 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