China (People’s Republic of) vs World: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture

China (People’s Republic of)
16.97 Mt CO2e
in 2024
World
143.47 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time

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

World currently reports 143.47 Mt CO2e against 16.97 Mt CO2e in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 126.5 Mt CO2e.

That makes World's figure about 8.5 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 109 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) World Difference Ahead
1970s 5.86 Mt CO2e 56.85 Mt CO2e 50.98 Mt CO2e World
1980s 12.9 Mt CO2e 86.58 Mt CO2e 73.68 Mt CO2e World
1990s 20.95 Mt CO2e 96.95 Mt CO2e 76 Mt CO2e World
2000s 25.03 Mt CO2e 113.97 Mt CO2e 88.93 Mt CO2e World
2010s 21.09 Mt CO2e 134.35 Mt CO2e 113.26 Mt CO2e World
2020s 16.42 Mt CO2e 142.81 Mt CO2e 126.38 Mt CO2e World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, China (People’s Republic of) or World?
World, at 143.47 Mt CO2e against 16.97 Mt CO2e in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between China (People’s Republic of) and World?
126.5 Mt CO2e, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and World rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 8,525 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).