China, mainland vs United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

China, mainland
482,000 kt
in 2023
United States
213,000 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

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

  • China, mainland
  • United States
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 482,000 kt against 213,000 kt in United States, a difference of 269,000 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1,761 kt 27,111 kt 25,350 kt United States
1970s 2,566 kt 54,190 kt 51,624 kt United States
1980s 3,478 kt 105,360 kt 101,882 kt United States
1990s 16,289 kt 146,200 kt 129,911 kt United States
2000s 128,050 kt 168,700 kt 40,650 kt United States
2010s 328,500 kt 184,300 kt 144,200 kt China, mainland
2020s 450,500 kt 204,250 kt 246,250 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 United States?
China, mainland, at 482,000 kt against 213,000 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between China, mainland and United States?
269,000 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 186 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
219 places, 12,632 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