Annex I countries vs China, mainland: IPPU — Emissions

Annex I countries
556,909 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
1.18 million kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
5th
China, mainland rank
2nd

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China, mainland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 1.18 million kt against 556,909 kt in Annex I countries, a difference of 623,091 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.1 times Annex I countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Annex I countries ahead.

Annex I countries ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 520,264 kt 30,256 kt 490,009 kt Annex I countries
1970s 630,998 kt 52,810 kt 578,188 kt Annex I countries
1980s 620,613 kt 112,480 kt 508,133 kt Annex I countries
1990s 566,430 kt 255,300 kt 311,130 kt Annex I countries
2000s 583,090 kt 609,800 kt 26,710 kt China, mainland
2010s 569,654 kt 1.13 million kt 563,046 kt China, mainland
2020s 582,162 kt 1.24 million kt 657,838 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Annex I countries or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 1.18 million kt against 556,909 kt in Annex I countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Annex I countries and China, mainland?
623,091 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China, mainland rank globally for ippu — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 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