China, mainland vs Saudi Arabia: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

China, mainland
482,000 kt
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
59,000 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
Saudi Arabia rank
5th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • China, mainland
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 482,000 kt against 59,000 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 423,000 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 8.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 163 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,761 kt 346.89 kt 1,414 kt China, mainland
1970s 2,566 kt 883.5 kt 1,682 kt China, mainland
1980s 3,478 kt 2,255 kt 1,223 kt China, mainland
1990s 16,289 kt 2,587 kt 13,702 kt China, mainland
2000s 128,050 kt 15,907 kt 112,143 kt China, mainland
2010s 328,500 kt 29,340 kt 299,160 kt China, mainland
2020s 450,500 kt 53,125 kt 397,375 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, China, mainland or Saudi Arabia?
China, mainland, at 482,000 kt against 59,000 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between China, mainland and Saudi Arabia?
423,000 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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 F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
210 places, 12,127 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