China (People’s Republic of) vs United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forestland
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forestland over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports -331,408 against -651,765 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 320,357.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 196th and United States ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -350,984 | -520,573 | 169,589 | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | -335,593 | -450,151 | 114,558 | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | -650,009 | -406,470 | 243,540 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forestland, China (People’s Republic of) or United States?
- United States, at -331,408 against -651,765 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forestland between China (People’s Republic of) and United States?
- 320,357, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and United States rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forestland?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 196th and United States ranks 194th of 196 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) - Forestland. 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).