Americas vs China: IPPU — Emissions Share
Americas
0.09 %
in 2023
China
0.5 %
in 2023
Americas rank
19th
China rank
18th
IPPU — Emissions Share over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5 % against 0.09 % in Americas, a difference of 0.41 %.
That makes China's figure about 5.6 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 19th and China ranks 18th of 33 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.073 % | 0.062 % | 0.011 % | Americas |
| 2000s | 0.077 % | 0.155 % | 0.078 % | China |
| 2010s | 0.078 % | 0.421 % | 0.343 % | China |
| 2020s | 0.09 % | 0.5075 % | 0.4175 % | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions share, Americas or China?
- China, at 0.5 % against 0.09 % in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions share between Americas and China?
- 0.41 %, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for ippu — emissions share?
- Americas ranks 19th and China ranks 18th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.