China vs United States: Pre- and post-production — Emissions
Pre- and post-production — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 907,045 kt against 365,824 kt in United States, a difference of 541,221 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 255 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,544 kt | 365,897 kt | 165,353 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 509,869 kt | 420,666 kt | 89,203 kt | China |
| 2010s | 777,859 kt | 370,567 kt | 407,292 kt | China |
| 2020s | 871,504 kt | 358,954 kt | 512,549 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, China or United States?
- China, at 907,045 kt against 365,824 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between China and United States?
- 541,221 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 pre- and post-production — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — 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