Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in China

China: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 10,378 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,378 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
10,378 kt
in 2023
All-time low
8,052 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in China, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.1k kt1991: 8.3k kt1992: 8.4k kt1993: 8.6k kt1994: 8.7k kt1995: 8.9k kt1996: 9.0k kt1997: 9.1k kt1998: 9.2k kt1999: 9.3k kt2000: 9.4k kt2001: 9.4k kt2002: 9.5k kt2003: 9.5k kt2004: 9.6k kt2005: 9.7k kt2006: 9.7k kt2007: 9.8k kt2008: 9.9k kt2009: 10.0k kt2010: 10.0k kt2011: 10.1k kt2012: 10.2k kt2013: 10.2k kt2014: 10.2k kt2015: 10.2k kt2016: 10.2k kt2017: 10.3k kt2018: 10.3k kt2019: 10.3k kt2020: 10.4k kt2021: 10.3k kt2022: 10.4k kt2023: 10.4k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in China is 10,378 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in China peaked at 10,378 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,052 kt, in 1990.

China ranks 1st of 215 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions in China, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,052 kt
1991 8,257 kt +2.5%
1992 8,429 kt +2.1%
1993 8,578 kt +1.8%
1994 8,719 kt +1.6%
1995 8,876 kt +1.8%
1996 8,981 kt +1.2%
1997 9,074 kt +1.0%
1998 9,202 kt +1.4%
1999 9,279 kt +0.8%
2000 9,351 kt +0.8%
2001 9,422 kt +0.8%
2002 9,489 kt +0.7%
2003 9,531 kt +0.4%
2004 9,591 kt +0.6%
2005 9,663 kt +0.8%
2006 9,733 kt +0.7%
2007 9,805 kt +0.7%
2008 9,904 kt +1.0%
2009 9,972 kt +0.7%
2010 10,041 kt +0.7%
2011 10,107 kt +0.7%
2012 10,182 kt +0.7%
2013 10,248 kt +0.7%
2014 10,174 kt -0.7%
2015 10,178 kt +0.0%
2016 10,218 kt +0.4%
2017 10,262 kt +0.4%
2018 10,301 kt +0.4%
2019 10,334 kt +0.3%
2020 10,360 kt +0.3%
2021 10,342 kt -0.2%
2022 10,363 kt +0.2%
2023 10,378 kt +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,745 kt 8,052 kt 9,279 kt 10
2000s 9,646 kt 9,351 kt 9,972 kt 10
2010s 10,204 kt 10,041 kt 10,334 kt 10
2020s 10,361 kt 10,342 kt 10,378 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 China, mainland 10,253 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 9,548 kt compare
  3. 4 India 5,765 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in China?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in China was 10,378 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 10,378 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 8,052 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
China ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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