China (People’s Republic of) vs United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture

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) - IPCC Agriculture 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.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 208 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 9,936 8,978 958.32 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 12,003 9,328 2,675 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 12,431 8,635 3,796 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 14,335 8,110 6,225 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 14,277 7,973 6,305 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 13,577 7,863 5,714 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) - ipcc agriculture, 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) - ipcc agriculture 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?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and United States rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 208 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) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture
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
210 places, 11,304 data points, 1961–2050
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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).