AFOLU — Emissions in China, mainland
China, mainland: AFOLU — Emissions was 1,112 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions in China, mainland is 1,112 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 1,202 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 853.26 kt, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 853.26 kt | — |
| 1991 | 873.1 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 888.02 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 854.02 kt | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 895.73 kt | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1,027 kt | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 1,103 kt | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 998.16 kt | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 1,017 kt | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,060 kt | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,024 kt | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,020 kt | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,069 kt | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1,065 kt | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,097 kt | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,112 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,124 kt | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,127 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,154 kt | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,164 kt | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,175 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,172 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,185 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,188 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,190 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,202 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,197 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,171 kt | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,142 kt | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,099 kt | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,105 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,108 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,106 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,112 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 956.96 kt | 853.26 kt | 1,103 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,096 kt | 1,020 kt | 1,164 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,172 kt | 1,099 kt | 1,202 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,108 kt | 1,105 kt | 1,112 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 OECD 2,019 kt compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 1,118 kt compare
- 4 India 837.69 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 661.67 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 382.68 kt compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in China, mainland?
- Afolu — emissions in China, mainland was 1,112 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,202 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 853.26 kt in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for afolu — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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