China, mainland vs OECD: Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions

China, mainland
868,716 kt
in 2023
OECD
1.05 million kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.05 million kt against 868,716 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 176,354 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times China, mainland's.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 243 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 174,244 kt 1.00 million kt 827,938 kt OECD
2000s 474,782 kt 1.15 million kt 678,402 kt OECD
2010s 739,771 kt 1.09 million kt 351,335 kt OECD
2020s 832,696 kt 1.05 million kt 212,414 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production β€” emissions, China, mainland or OECD?
OECD, at 1.05 million kt against 868,716 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production β€” emissions between China, mainland and OECD?
176,354 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for pre- and post-production β€” emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 243 countries.
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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Indicator
Pre- and post-production β€” Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,125 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.