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

China, mainland
7,448 kt
in 2023
OECD
3,114 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
4th

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

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 7,448 kt against 3,114 kt in OECD, a difference of 4,334 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.4 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 4th of 148 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 369.6 kt 2,533 kt 2,163 kt OECD
1970s 375.2 kt 2,618 kt 2,243 kt OECD
1980s 274.54 kt 2,195 kt 1,921 kt OECD
1990s 525.84 kt 2,575 kt 2,049 kt OECD
2000s 1,613 kt 2,560 kt 946.85 kt OECD
2010s 5,306 kt 2,662 kt 2,644 kt China, mainland
2020s 7,210 kt 3,156 kt 4,054 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 7,448 kt against 3,114 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and OECD?
4,334 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) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 4th of 148 countries.
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