Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 1,313 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,313 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,410 kt
in 2015
All-time low
942.78 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 942.8 kt1991: 964 kt1992: 980.9 kt1993: 947.8 kt1994: 994.4 kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.2k kt1997: 1.1k kt1998: 1.1k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.2k kt2004: 1.2k kt2005: 1.3k kt2006: 1.3k kt2007: 1.3k kt2008: 1.3k kt2009: 1.3k kt2010: 1.4k kt2011: 1.4k kt2012: 1.4k kt2013: 1.4k kt2014: 1.4k kt2015: 1.4k kt2016: 1.4k kt2017: 1.4k kt2018: 1.3k kt2019: 1.3k kt2020: 1.3k kt2021: 1.3k kt2022: 1.3k kt2023: 1.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland stood at 1,313 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 1,410 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 942.78 kt, in 1990.

That places China, mainland 3rd 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

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 942.78 kt
1991 963.98 kt +2.2%
1992 980.92 kt +1.8%
1993 947.76 kt -3.4%
1994 994.38 kt +4.9%
1995 1,136 kt +14.3%
1996 1,219 kt +7.3%
1997 1,115 kt -8.6%
1998 1,140 kt +2.3%
1999 1,191 kt +4.4%
2000 1,154 kt -3.1%
2001 1,155 kt +0.1%
2002 1,201 kt +4.1%
2003 1,207 kt +0.5%
2004 1,246 kt +3.2%
2005 1,264 kt +1.4%
2006 1,283 kt +1.6%
2007 1,293 kt +0.7%
2008 1,319 kt +2.1%
2009 1,337 kt +1.3%
2010 1,355 kt +1.3%
2011 1,357 kt +0.2%
2012 1,376 kt +1.4%
2013 1,380 kt +0.3%
2014 1,400 kt +1.5%
2015 1,410 kt +0.7%
2016 1,401 kt -0.7%
2017 1,371 kt -2.1%
2018 1,334 kt -2.7%
2019 1,289 kt -3.4%
2020 1,300 kt +0.8%
2021 1,307 kt +0.6%
2022 1,308 kt +0.1%
2023 1,313 kt +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,063 kt 942.78 kt 1,219 kt 10
2000s 1,246 kt 1,154 kt 1,337 kt 10
2010s 1,367 kt 1,289 kt 1,410 kt 10
2020s 1,307 kt 1,300 kt 1,313 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 2,203 kt compare
  2. 2 China 1,322 kt compare
  3. 4 India 870.83 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 683.55 kt compare
  5. 6 Australia and New Zealand 387.51 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland?
Agrifood systems — emissions in China, mainland was 1,313 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 1,410 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 942.78 kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd 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 down 4.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O)
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