China vs OECD: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)

China
1.36 million kt
in 2023
OECD
1.52 million kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.52 million kt against 1.36 million kt in China, a difference of 163,650 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 244 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 487,900 kt 1.30 million kt 809,845 kt OECD
2000s 841,599 kt 1.54 million kt 696,194 kt OECD
2010s 1.20 million kt 1.55 million kt 356,272 kt OECD
2020s 1.32 million kt 1.52 million kt 198,050 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), China or OECD?
OECD, at 1.52 million kt against 1.36 million kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between China and OECD?
163,650 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and OECD rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 244 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 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.