Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 25,068 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25,068 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 222 countries
All-time high
25,068 kt
in 2023
All-time low
21,688 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 21.7k kt1991: 22.1k kt1992: 22.2k kt1993: 22.3k kt1994: 22.7k kt1995: 23.7k kt1996: 24.6k kt1997: 23.2k kt1998: 24.0k kt1999: 24.4k kt2000: 24.6k kt2001: 24.3k kt2002: 23.9k kt2003: 23.7k kt2004: 24.1k kt2005: 24.4k kt2006: 24.4k kt2007: 24.2k kt2008: 24.5k kt2009: 24.5k kt2010: 24.5k kt2011: 24.4k kt2012: 24.4k kt2013: 24.4k kt2014: 24.4k kt2015: 24.4k kt2016: 24.5k kt2017: 24.3k kt2018: 24.2k kt2019: 23.8k kt2020: 24.5k kt2021: 24.8k kt2022: 25.0k kt2023: 25.1k kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 25,068 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 25,068 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,688 kt, in 1990.

China, mainland ranks 4th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 21,688 kt
1991 22,069 kt +1.8%
1992 22,221 kt +0.7%
1993 22,257 kt +0.2%
1994 22,709 kt +2.0%
1995 23,691 kt +4.3%
1996 24,624 kt +3.9%
1997 23,233 kt -5.6%
1998 24,036 kt +3.5%
1999 24,380 kt +1.4%
2000 24,558 kt +0.7%
2001 24,274 kt -1.2%
2002 23,923 kt -1.4%
2003 23,653 kt -1.1%
2004 24,149 kt +2.1%
2005 24,393 kt +1.0%
2006 24,425 kt +0.1%
2007 24,191 kt -1.0%
2008 24,532 kt +1.4%
2009 24,528 kt -0.0%
2010 24,529 kt +0.0%
2011 24,436 kt -0.4%
2012 24,381 kt -0.2%
2013 24,438 kt +0.2%
2014 24,367 kt -0.3%
2015 24,418 kt +0.2%
2016 24,483 kt +0.3%
2017 24,266 kt -0.9%
2018 24,197 kt -0.3%
2019 23,849 kt -1.4%
2020 24,504 kt +2.7%
2021 24,793 kt +1.2%
2022 25,037 kt +1.0%
2023 25,068 kt +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,091 kt 21,688 kt 24,624 kt 10
2000s 24,263 kt 23,653 kt 24,558 kt 10
2010s 24,336 kt 23,849 kt 24,529 kt 10
2020s 24,851 kt 24,504 kt 25,068 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 37,655 kt compare
  2. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  3. 3 China 25,287 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 17,808 kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 8,524 kt compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 7,363 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland?
Agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland was 25,068 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 25,068 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 21,688 kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 4th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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