China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China
9,274 kt
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1,554 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
2nd

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

  • China
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

China currently reports 9,274 kt against 1,554 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 7,720 kt.

That makes China's figure about 6.0 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

China ranks 1st and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 5,980 kt 197.78 kt 5,782 kt China
2000s 6,262 kt 545.28 kt 5,717 kt China
2010s 8,347 kt 1,173 kt 7,174 kt China
2020s 9,159 kt 1,503 kt 7,655 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, at 9,274 kt against 1,554 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
7,720 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 1st and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd 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