China vs OECD: IPPU — Emissions

China
1.20 million kt
in 2023
OECD
522,005 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
OECD rank
3rd

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • China
  • OECD
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 1.20 million kt against 522,005 kt in OECD, a difference of 677,325 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.3 times OECD's.

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

China ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 32,479 kt 387,963 kt 355,484 kt OECD
1970s 58,377 kt 474,013 kt 415,635 kt OECD
1980s 125,056 kt 457,678 kt 332,622 kt OECD
1990s 271,595 kt 509,027 kt 237,433 kt OECD
2000s 629,505 kt 533,117 kt 96,388 kt China
2010s 1.15 million kt 523,395 kt 630,444 kt China
2020s 1.26 million kt 540,842 kt 719,468 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, China or OECD?
China, at 1.20 million kt against 522,005 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China and OECD?
677,325 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and OECD rank globally for ippu — emissions?
China ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 218 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

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
253 places, 14,574 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