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

China
492,630 kt
in 2023
United States
213,000 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
United States rank
4th

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

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

China currently reports 492,630 kt against 213,000 kt in United States, a difference of 279,630 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.3 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 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1,852 kt 27,111 kt 25,259 kt United States
1970s 2,801 kt 54,190 kt 51,389 kt United States
1980s 4,033 kt 105,360 kt 101,327 kt United States
1990s 19,794 kt 146,200 kt 126,406 kt United States
2000s 161,390 kt 168,700 kt 7,310 kt United States
2010s 338,180 kt 184,300 kt 153,880 kt China
2020s 460,518 kt 204,250 kt 256,268 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, China or United States?
China, at 492,630 kt against 213,000 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between China and United States?
279,630 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) from f-gases?
China ranks 1st 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