AFOLU — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: AFOLU — Emissions was 0.9188 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.9188 kt
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
167th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.1 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.7308 kt
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2023

0.511.521990200620231990: 2.1 kt1991: 1.7 kt1992: 1.3 kt1993: 0.86 kt1994: 0.822 kt1995: 0.851 kt1996: 0.867 kt1997: 1.1 kt1998: 1.2 kt1999: 1.4 kt2000: 1.5 kt2001: 1.6 kt2002: 1.5 kt2003: 1.3 kt2004: 1.3 kt2005: 1.3 kt2006: 1.3 kt2007: 1 kt2008: 1 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 1.2 kt2011: 1.2 kt2012: 1.2 kt2013: 1.2 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 0.731 kt2016: 0.757 kt2017: 0.843 kt2018: 0.859 kt2019: 0.874 kt2020: 0.937 kt2021: 0.89 kt2022: 0.937 kt2023: 0.919 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 0.9188 kt.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 2.1 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7308 kt, in 2015.

That places China, Hong Kong SAR 167th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.1 kt
1991 1.67 kt -20.2%
1992 1.31 kt -21.8%
1993 0.86 kt -34.2%
1994 0.8221 kt -4.4%
1995 0.8511 kt +3.5%
1996 0.8668 kt +1.8%
1997 1.14 kt +31.4%
1998 1.22 kt +7.1%
1999 1.41 kt +16.0%
2000 1.5 kt +6.0%
2001 1.56 kt +3.8%
2002 1.46 kt -5.9%
2003 1.33 kt -9.3%
2004 1.31 kt -1.5%
2005 1.26 kt -3.3%
2006 1.29 kt +2.3%
2007 1 kt -22.4%
2008 1.02 kt +1.2%
2009 1.16 kt +14.4%
2010 1.18 kt +1.9%
2011 1.21 kt +2.1%
2012 1.22 kt +0.8%
2013 1.24 kt +1.5%
2014 1.23 kt -0.3%
2015 0.7308 kt -40.7%
2016 0.7575 kt +3.7%
2017 0.8427 kt +11.2%
2018 0.8591 kt +1.9%
2019 0.8739 kt +1.7%
2020 0.9372 kt +7.2%
2021 0.8903 kt -5.0%
2022 0.9366 kt +5.2%
2023 0.9188 kt -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.22 kt 0.8221 kt 2.1 kt 10
2000s 1.29 kt 1 kt 1.56 kt 10
2010s 1.01 kt 0.7308 kt 1.24 kt 10
2020s 0.9207 kt 0.8903 kt 0.9372 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 164 Dominica 1.03 kt compare
  2. 165 Barbados 1.01 kt compare
  3. 166 Bahrain 0.932 kt compare
  4. 168 Faroe Islands 0.8459 kt compare
  5. 169 Brunei Darussalam 0.8207 kt compare
  6. 170 Saint Lucia 0.8195 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Afolu — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.9188 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 2.1 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7308 kt in 2015.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for afolu — emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 167th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf