Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland
China, mainland: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 1.11 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 1.11 million kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 1.11 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 260,910 kt, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 4th 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.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 260,910 kt | — |
| 1991 | 272,830 kt | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 271,699 kt | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 272,726 kt | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 282,949 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 319,725 kt | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 347,651 kt | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 346,558 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 353,133 kt | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 366,815 kt | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 474,939 kt | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 507,571 kt | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 468,396 kt | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 527,180 kt | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 601,429 kt | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 649,418 kt | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 696,409 kt | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 753,110 kt | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 772,768 kt | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 799,118 kt | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 832,192 kt | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 887,140 kt | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 883,821 kt | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 933,817 kt | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 945,842 kt | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 944,487 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 969,532 kt | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 987,859 kt | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 985,240 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 976,970 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million kt | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million kt | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million kt | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 309,500 kt | 260,910 kt | 366,815 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 625,034 kt | 468,396 kt | 799,118 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 934,690 kt | 832,192 kt | 987,859 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million kt | 1.02 million kt | 1.11 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
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 agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland was 1.11 million 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 1.11 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,910 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 19.3%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2). 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