Agrifood systems — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Agrifood systems — Emissions was 25,287 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25,287 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
25,287 kt
in 2023
All-time low
21,955 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 22.0k kt1991: 22.3k kt1992: 22.5k kt1993: 22.5k kt1994: 23.0k kt1995: 24.0k kt1996: 24.9k kt1997: 23.5k kt1998: 24.3k kt1999: 24.6k kt2000: 24.8k kt2001: 24.5k kt2002: 24.2k kt2003: 23.9k kt2004: 24.4k kt2005: 24.6k kt2006: 24.7k kt2007: 24.4k kt2008: 24.8k kt2009: 24.8k kt2010: 24.8k kt2011: 24.7k kt2012: 24.6k kt2013: 24.7k kt2014: 24.6k kt2015: 24.6k kt2016: 24.7k kt2017: 24.5k kt2018: 24.4k kt2019: 24.1k kt2020: 24.7k kt2021: 25.0k kt2022: 25.3k kt2023: 25.3k kt

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

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 25,287 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 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 25,287 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,955 kt, in 1990.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 3rd out of 217 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,358 kt 21,955 kt 24,895 kt 10
2000s 24,503 kt 23,891 kt 24,810 kt 10
2010s 24,568 kt 24,080 kt 24,758 kt 10
2020s 25,074 kt 24,734 kt 25,287 kt 4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 1 OECD 37,655 kt compare
  2. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 17,808 kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 8,524 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in China (People’s Republic of)?
Agrifood systems — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) was 25,287 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 25,287 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 21,955 kt in 1990.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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