Africa vs China, mainland: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Africa
395,352 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
294,460 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
6th
China, mainland rank
3rd

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Africa
  • China, mainland
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 395,352 kt against 294,460 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 100,892 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.3 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and China, mainland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 91,383 kt 74,504 kt 16,879 kt Africa
1970s 110,849 kt 113,392 kt 2,543 kt China, mainland
1980s 133,034 kt 179,447 kt 46,413 kt China, mainland
1990s 242,986 kt 253,201 kt 10,215 kt China, mainland
2000s 291,235 kt 289,957 kt 1,278 kt Africa
2010s 347,213 kt 310,397 kt 36,816 kt Africa
2020s 389,171 kt 293,408 kt 95,762 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Africa or China, mainland?
Africa, at 395,352 kt against 294,460 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Africa and China, mainland?
100,892 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and China, mainland rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Africa ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 15,466 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