China, People's Republic of vs United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions

China, People's Republic of
19,812
in 2050
United States
8,321
in 2050
China, People's Republic of rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • United States
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How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 19,812 against 8,321 in United States, a difference of 11,491.

That makes China, People's Republic of's figure about 2.4 times United States's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, China, People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 210 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, People's Republic of United States Difference Ahead
1990s 14,493 8,128 6,366 China, People's Republic of
2000s 14,419 7,989 6,430 China, People's Republic of
2010s 13,777 7,879 5,898 China, People's Republic of
2030s 18,275 8,358 9,917 China, People's Republic of
2050s 19,812 8,321 11,491 China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, China, People's Republic of or United States?
China, People's Republic of, at 19,812 against 8,321 in United States as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions between China, People's Republic of and United States?
11,491, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and United States?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2050.
How do China, People's Republic of and United States rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions?
China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 210 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) - Farm-gate emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,558 data points, 1990–2050
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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).