China (People’s Republic of) vs United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU

China (People’s Republic of)
392,076
in 2050
United States
156,338
in 2050
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
United States rank
4th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • United States
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 392,076 against 156,338 in United States, a difference of 235,738.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 2.5 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 1st and United States ranks 4th of 208 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 254,528 150,946 103,583 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 291,986 154,383 137,603 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 313,644 160,340 153,304 China (People’s Republic of)
2030s 364,729 151,441 213,288 China (People’s Republic of)
2050s 392,076 156,338 235,738 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, China (People’s Republic of) or United States?
China (People’s Republic of), at 392,076 against 156,338 in United States as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu between China (People’s Republic of) and United States?
235,738, 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 (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU
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, 6,516 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).