Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland

China, mainland: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2.27 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.27 million kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
2.27 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.13 million kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1990200620231990: 1.1M kt1991: 1.2M kt1992: 1.2M kt1993: 1.2M kt1994: 1.2M kt1995: 1.3M kt1996: 1.4M kt1997: 1.3M kt1998: 1.3M kt1999: 1.4M kt2000: 1.5M kt2001: 1.5M kt2002: 1.5M kt2003: 1.5M kt2004: 1.6M kt2005: 1.7M kt2006: 1.7M kt2007: 1.8M kt2008: 1.8M kt2009: 1.9M kt2010: 1.9M kt2011: 2.0M kt2012: 2.0M kt2013: 2.1M kt2014: 2.1M kt2015: 2.1M kt2016: 2.1M kt2017: 2.1M kt2018: 2.1M kt2019: 2.1M kt2020: 2.1M kt2021: 2.2M kt2022: 2.3M kt2023: 2.3M kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 2.27 million kt for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) 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 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland peaked at 2.27 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million kt, in 1990.

China, mainland ranks 3rd 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 (CO2eq) in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.13 million kt
1991 1.15 million kt +2.4%
1992 1.16 million kt +0.7%
1993 1.16 million kt -0.2%
1994 1.20 million kt +3.6%
1995 1.30 million kt +8.0%
1996 1.38 million kt +6.0%
1997 1.32 million kt -4.4%
1998 1.35 million kt +2.3%
1999 1.39 million kt +3.1%
2000 1.47 million kt +6.3%
2001 1.50 million kt +1.8%
2002 1.47 million kt -2.3%
2003 1.52 million kt +3.8%
2004 1.63 million kt +6.7%
2005 1.67 million kt +3.0%
2006 1.73 million kt +3.4%
2007 1.79 million kt +3.4%
2008 1.83 million kt +2.3%
2009 1.87 million kt +2.0%
2010 1.91 million kt +2.5%
2011 1.98 million kt +3.4%
2012 1.99 million kt +0.6%
2013 2.05 million kt +3.2%
2014 2.07 million kt +0.9%
2015 2.08 million kt +0.3%
2016 2.11 million kt +1.3%
2017 2.12 million kt +0.4%
2018 2.11 million kt -0.5%
2019 2.08 million kt -1.2%
2020 2.14 million kt +3.1%
2021 2.18 million kt +1.9%
2022 2.26 million kt +3.6%
2023 2.27 million kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.25 million kt 1.13 million kt 1.39 million kt 10
2000s 1.65 million kt 1.47 million kt 1.87 million kt 10
2010s 2.05 million kt 1.91 million kt 2.12 million kt 10
2020s 2.21 million kt 2.14 million kt 2.27 million kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 3.51 million kt compare
  2. 2 China 2.32 million kt compare
  3. 4 Brazil 2.06 million kt compare
  4. 5 India 1.41 million kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 825,323 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland?
Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland was 2.27 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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