China vs United States of America: Warming fossil fuels land use

China
0.1704
in 2024
United States of America
0.2283
in 2024
China rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Warming fossil fuels land use over time

  • China
  • United States of America
00.050.10.150.20.25185119372024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.2283 against 0.1704 in China, a difference of 0.0579.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times China's.

Across all 174 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 209 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States of America Difference Ahead
1850s 0 0.0003 0.0003 United States of America
1860s 0 0.0011 0.001 United States of America
1870s -0 0.0021 0.0021 United States of America
1880s 0 0.0036 0.0036 United States of America
1890s 0.0003 0.0061 0.0058 United States of America
1900s 0.0006 0.0103 0.0097 United States of America
1910s 0.0011 0.0177 0.0166 United States of America
1920s 0.0018 0.0271 0.0253 United States of America
1930s 0.0026 0.0356 0.033 United States of America
1940s 0.0036 0.0453 0.0417 United States of America
1950s 0.0049 0.0595 0.0547 United States of America
1960s 0.0089 0.0781 0.0692 United States of America
1970s 0.0154 0.1039 0.0885 United States of America
1980s 0.0263 0.1302 0.1039 United States of America
1990s 0.0429 0.1547 0.1118 United States of America
2000s 0.0669 0.1808 0.1139 United States of America
2010s 0.1127 0.2057 0.093 United States of America
2020s 0.157 0.2234 0.0664 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher warming fossil fuels land use, China or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.2283 against 0.1704 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in warming fossil fuels land use between China and United States of America?
0.0579, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for warming fossil fuels land use?
China ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Warming fossil fuels land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Warming fossil fuels land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed