China, mainland vs World: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China, mainland
9,161 kt
in 2023
World
33,195 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
World rank
1st

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 33,195 kt against 9,161 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 24,034 kt.

That makes World's figure about 3.6 times China, mainland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 169 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1990s 5,909 kt 20,180 kt 14,271 kt World
2000s 6,175 kt 20,388 kt 14,213 kt World
2010s 8,248 kt 27,804 kt 19,555 kt World
2020s 9,045 kt 32,684 kt 23,639 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or World?
World, at 33,195 kt against 9,161 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and World?
24,034 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 data points, 1990–2023
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