China (People's Republic of) vs World: IPPU — Emissions

China (People's Republic of)
1.20 million kt
in 2023
World
2.83 million kt
in 2023
China (People's Republic of) rank
1st
World rank
1st

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • World
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

World currently reports 2.83 million kt against 1.20 million kt in China (People's Republic of), a difference of 1.63 million kt.

That makes World's figure about 2.4 times China (People's Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 197 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People's Republic of) World Difference Ahead
1960s 32,479 kt 645,268 kt 612,789 kt World
1970s 58,377 kt 833,891 kt 775,514 kt World
1980s 125,056 kt 962,337 kt 837,281 kt World
1990s 271,595 kt 1.18 million kt 910,861 kt World
2000s 629,505 kt 1.75 million kt 1.12 million kt World
2010s 1.15 million kt 2.57 million kt 1.41 million kt World
2020s 1.26 million kt 2.87 million kt 1.61 million kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, China (People's Republic of) or World?
World, at 2.83 million kt against 1.20 million kt in China (People's Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China (People's Republic of) and World?
1.63 million kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People's Republic of) and World rank globally for ippu — emissions?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 197 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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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