China vs United States: On-farm energy use — Emissions
On-farm energy use — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 244,571 kt against 78,936 kt in United States, a difference of 165,635 kt.
That makes China's figure about 3.1 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 197 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135,599 kt | 45,120 kt | 90,479 kt | China |
| 2000s | 150,269 kt | 70,767 kt | 79,502 kt | China |
| 2010s | 191,645 kt | 69,766 kt | 121,879 kt | China |
| 2020s | 235,500 kt | 76,310 kt | 159,190 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher on-farm energy use — emissions, China or United States?
- China, at 244,571 kt against 78,936 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in on-farm energy use — emissions between China and United States?
- 165,635 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for on-farm energy use — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2). 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 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