China vs United States of America: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture

China
946,808
in 2050
United States of America
389,318
in 2050
China rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture over time

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How they compare

China currently reports 946,808 against 389,318 in United States of America, a difference of 557,490.

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 210 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 353,362 351,333 2,028 China
1970s 450,188 392,589 57,600 China
1980s 528,405 378,163 150,242 China
1990s 655,491 377,185 278,306 China
2000s 691,324 376,971 314,353 China
2010s 693,564 379,752 313,811 China
2030s 876,425 385,455 490,970 China
2050s 946,808 389,318 557,490 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - ipcc agriculture, China or United States of America?
China, at 946,808 against 389,318 in United States of America as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - ipcc agriculture between China and United States of America?
557,490, 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) - ipcc agriculture?
China ranks 1st and United States of America 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - 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, 11,335 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).