China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq)

China (People’s Republic of)
1.71 million kt
in 2023
OECD
999,941 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
OECD rank
3rd

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • OECD
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 1.71 million kt against 999,941 kt in OECD, a difference of 713,209 kt.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'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 (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 42,194 kt 645,568 kt 603,373 kt OECD
1970s 74,889 kt 827,217 kt 752,328 kt OECD
1980s 146,021 kt 850,120 kt 704,099 kt OECD
1990s 310,797 kt 931,727 kt 620,929 kt OECD
2000s 818,602 kt 935,581 kt 116,979 kt OECD
2010s 1.50 million kt 971,420 kt 533,507 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 1.74 million kt 1.01 million kt 728,580 kt China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), China (People’s Republic of) or OECD?
China (People’s Republic of), at 1.71 million kt against 999,941 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
713,209 kt, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and OECD rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 197 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
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