Agrifood systems — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Agrifood systems — Emissions was 1.16 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) is 1.16 million kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.16 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 285,612 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 339,875 kt | 285,612 kt | 401,664 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 663,964 kt | 506,592 kt | 837,254 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 975,925 kt | 871,402 kt | 1.03 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million kt | 1.06 million kt | 1.16 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
More climate change data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.16 million 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 1.16 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,612 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 18.6%. 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 (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