Agrifood systems — Emissions in China
China: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 25,287 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China 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 peaked at 25,287 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,955 kt, in 1990.
That places China 3rd out of 257 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.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,955 kt | — |
| 1991 | 22,337 kt | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 22,494 kt | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 22,529 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 22,978 kt | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 23,961 kt | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 24,895 kt | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 23,508 kt | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 24,295 kt | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 24,630 kt | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 24,810 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 24,528 kt | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 24,170 kt | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 23,891 kt | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 24,381 kt | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24,631 kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24,663 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 24,428 kt | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 24,765 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 24,760 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 24,758 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,668 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 24,616 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24,673 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 24,600 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 24,645 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24,714 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 24,497 kt | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 24,426 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 24,080 kt | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 24,734 kt | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 25,015 kt | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 25,260 kt | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 25,287 kt | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 25,287 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 224.33 kt, 112.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 25,287 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.33 kt, 2051.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 1 OECD 37,655 kt compare
- 2 India 27,090 kt compare
- 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 17,808 kt compare
- 6 United States 10,316 kt compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions in China?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in China 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?
- The highest recorded value was 25,287 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,955 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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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