Americas vs China, Taiwan Province of: IPPU — Emissions per capita
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Americas
- China, Taiwan Province of
How they compare
China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 1.29 t CO2eq/cap against 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in Americas, a difference of 0.68 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes China, Taiwan Province of's figure about 2.1 times Americas's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China, Taiwan Province of has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 14th of 32 groups.
China, Taiwan Province of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, Taiwan Province of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.564 t CO2eq/cap | 0.887 t CO2eq/cap | 0.323 t CO2eq/cap | China, Taiwan Province of |
| 2000s | 0.555 t CO2eq/cap | 2.32 t CO2eq/cap | 1.76 t CO2eq/cap | China, Taiwan Province of |
| 2010s | 0.558 t CO2eq/cap | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | China, Taiwan Province of |
| 2020s | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | China, Taiwan Province of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Americas or China, Taiwan Province of?
- China, Taiwan Province of, at 1.29 t CO2eq/cap against 0.61 t CO2eq/cap in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Americas and China, Taiwan Province of?
- 0.68 t CO2eq/cap, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, Taiwan Province of?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, Taiwan Province of rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Americas ranks 11th and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 14th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.