Asia vs China, mainland: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Asia
19,610 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
7,448 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
2nd

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

  • Asia
  • China, mainland
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 19,610 kt against 7,448 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 12,162 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.6 times China, mainland's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,045 kt 369.6 kt 675.63 kt Asia
1970s 1,081 kt 375.2 kt 706.06 kt Asia
1980s 886.98 kt 274.54 kt 612.44 kt Asia
1990s 1,486 kt 525.84 kt 959.96 kt Asia
2000s 3,369 kt 1,613 kt 1,755 kt Asia
2010s 13,507 kt 5,306 kt 8,201 kt Asia
2020s 18,924 kt 7,210 kt 11,714 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Asia or China, mainland?
Asia, at 19,610 kt against 7,448 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Asia and China, mainland?
12,162 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Asia ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 10,289 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