China, mainland vs OECD: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
1.68 million kt
in 2023
OECD
999,941 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

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

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 1.68 million kt against 999,941 kt in OECD, a difference of 681,059 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times OECD's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 39,627 kt 645,568 kt 605,941 kt OECD
1970s 68,612 kt 827,217 kt 758,606 kt OECD
1980s 132,254 kt 850,120 kt 717,866 kt OECD
1990s 290,389 kt 931,727 kt 641,337 kt OECD
2000s 764,535 kt 935,581 kt 171,046 kt OECD
2010s 1.47 million kt 971,420 kt 501,041 kt China, mainland
2020s 1.71 million kt 1.01 million kt 696,027 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 1.68 million kt against 999,941 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and OECD?
681,059 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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