China vs United States of America: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils

China
336,373
in 2050
United States of America
141,651
in 2050
China rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils over time

  • China
  • United States of America
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How they compare

China currently reports 336,373 against 141,651 in United States of America, a difference of 194,722.

That makes China's figure about 2.4 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 198 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 58,749 86,651 27,902 United States of America
1970s 92,864 117,222 24,358 United States of America
1980s 155,644 122,857 32,786 China
1990s 220,774 136,081 84,693 China
2000s 256,718 139,670 117,048 China
2010s 281,445 145,715 135,731 China
2030s 316,890 137,034 179,856 China
2050s 336,373 141,651 194,722 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils, China or United States of America?
China, at 336,373 against 141,651 in United States of America as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils between China and United States of America?
194,722, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils?
China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 198 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils
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
198 places, 10,938 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).