China vs United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq)
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 1.71 million kt against 373,695 kt in United States, a difference of 1.34 million kt.
That makes China's figure about 4.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,194 kt | 209,031 kt | 166,837 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 74,889 kt | 254,700 kt | 179,811 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 146,021 kt | 262,692 kt | 116,671 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 310,797 kt | 296,107 kt | 14,690 kt | China |
| 2000s | 818,602 kt | 308,005 kt | 510,596 kt | China |
| 2010s | 1.50 million kt | 324,523 kt | 1.18 million kt | China |
| 2020s | 1.74 million kt | 363,366 kt | 1.38 million kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), China or United States?
- China, at 1.71 million kt against 373,695 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between China and United States?
- 1.34 million kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th 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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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