China vs United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 19,812 against 8,321 in United States, a difference of 11,491.
That makes China's figure about 2.4 times United States's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 209 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,359 | 8,159 | 6,200 | China |
| 2000s | 14,296 | 8,003 | 6,294 | China |
| 2010s | 13,587 | 7,895 | 5,692 | China |
| 2030s | 18,275 | 8,358 | 9,917 | China |
| 2050s | 19,812 | 8,321 | 11,491 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, China or United States?
- China, at 19,812 against 8,321 in United States as of 2050.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu between China and United States?
- 11,491, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2050.
- How do China and United States rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU. 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 Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).