China vs Europe: IPPU — Emissions
IPPU — Emissions over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 1.20 million kt against 281,736 kt in Europe, a difference of 917,594 kt.
That makes China's figure about 4.3 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.
China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Europe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,479 kt | 358,319 kt | 325,840 kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 58,377 kt | 425,831 kt | 367,454 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 125,056 kt | 418,990 kt | 293,934 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 271,595 kt | 314,767 kt | 43,173 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 629,505 kt | 332,314 kt | 297,192 kt | China |
| 2010s | 1.15 million kt | 310,252 kt | 843,586 kt | China |
| 2020s | 1.26 million kt | 300,744 kt | 959,566 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, China or Europe?
- China, at 1.20 million kt against 281,736 kt in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China and Europe?
- 917,594 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for ippu — emissions?
- China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 7th of 201 countries.
- 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
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