Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions in China

China: Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions was 159.23 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
159.23 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
159.23 kt
in 2023
All-time low
116.62 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions in China, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 116.6 kt1991: 119.3 kt1992: 120.7 kt1993: 124 kt1994: 129.2 kt1995: 139.2 kt1996: 152.4 kt1997: 137.2 kt1998: 141.9 kt1999: 147.1 kt2000: 149.6 kt2001: 148.3 kt2002: 147 kt2003: 145.5 kt2004: 149 kt2005: 151.7 kt2006: 150.7 kt2007: 146.5 kt2008: 150.1 kt2009: 149.8 kt2010: 148.9 kt2011: 144.8 kt2012: 145.1 kt2013: 144.7 kt2014: 144.1 kt2015: 148.7 kt2016: 150.6 kt2017: 147.8 kt2018: 147.6 kt2019: 146.7 kt2020: 151.7 kt2021: 155.5 kt2022: 158.8 kt2023: 159.2 kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 159.23 kt for agrifood systems — indirect emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — indirect emissions in China peaked at 159.23 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 116.62 kt, in 1990.

China ranks 3rd of 192 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 — Indirect emissions in China, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions (N2O) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 116.62 kt
1991 119.3 kt +2.3%
1992 120.66 kt +1.1%
1993 123.97 kt +2.7%
1994 129.19 kt +4.2%
1995 139.19 kt +7.7%
1996 152.38 kt +9.5%
1997 137.24 kt -9.9%
1998 141.86 kt +3.4%
1999 147.06 kt +3.7%
2000 149.57 kt +1.7%
2001 148.31 kt -0.8%
2002 146.97 kt -0.9%
2003 145.47 kt -1.0%
2004 149 kt +2.4%
2005 151.71 kt +1.8%
2006 150.72 kt -0.7%
2007 146.51 kt -2.8%
2008 150.13 kt +2.5%
2009 149.76 kt -0.2%
2010 148.92 kt -0.6%
2011 144.76 kt -2.8%
2012 145.06 kt +0.2%
2013 144.67 kt -0.3%
2014 144.06 kt -0.4%
2015 148.72 kt +3.2%
2016 150.6 kt +1.3%
2017 147.83 kt -1.8%
2018 147.61 kt -0.1%
2019 146.74 kt -0.6%
2020 151.66 kt +3.4%
2021 155.54 kt +2.6%
2022 158.82 kt +2.1%
2023 159.23 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 132.75 kt 116.62 kt 152.38 kt 10
2000s 148.82 kt 145.47 kt 151.71 kt 10
2010s 146.9 kt 144.06 kt 150.6 kt 10
2020s 156.31 kt 151.66 kt 159.23 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 289.18 kt compare
  2. 2 Brazil 159.75 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 158.48 kt compare
  4. 5 India 133.15 kt compare
  5. 6 Ethiopia 62.23 kt compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More climate change data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — indirect emissions in China?
Agrifood systems — indirect emissions in China was 159.23 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — indirect emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 159.23 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — indirect emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 116.62 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for agrifood systems — indirect emissions?
China ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — indirect emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions in China. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/agrifood-systems-indirect-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/agrifood-systems-indirect-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/china/">Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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