Americas vs China, mainland: Pre- and post-production β Emissions
Pre- and post-production β Emissions over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 868,716 kt against 676,826 kt in Americas, a difference of 191,890 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.3 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 523,458 kt | 174,244 kt | 349,213 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 631,347 kt | 474,782 kt | 156,565 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 643,589 kt | 739,771 kt | 96,181 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 667,238 kt | 832,696 kt | 165,459 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production β emissions, Americas or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 868,716 kt against 676,826 kt in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production β emissions between Americas and China, mainland?
- 191,890 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for pre- and post-production β emissions?
- Americas ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production β 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.