Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 524.38 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
524.38 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 118 countries
All-time high
524.38 kt
in 2023
All-time low
492.93 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02004006001990200620231990: 492.9 kt1991: 495.8 kt1992: 498.9 kt1993: 501.7 kt1994: 504.1 kt1995: 505.3 kt1996: 507.3 kt1997: 509.4 kt1998: 508.4 kt1999: 508 kt2000: 508.7 kt2001: 508.5 kt2002: 508.1 kt2003: 507.5 kt2004: 508.4 kt2005: 509.8 kt2006: 511.1 kt2007: 512.8 kt2008: 513.5 kt2009: 513.1 kt2010: 514.4 kt2011: 516 kt2012: 517.1 kt2013: 518 kt2014: 519.1 kt2015: 520.3 kt2016: 521 kt2017: 522.2 kt2018: 523.4 kt2019: 523.4 kt2020: 522.4 kt2021: 523.8 kt2022: 523.2 kt2023: 524.4 kt

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

Analysis

China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 524.38 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions 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 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 524.38 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 492.93 kt, in 1990.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 13th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 492.93 kt
1991 495.79 kt +0.6%
1992 498.91 kt +0.6%
1993 501.73 kt +0.6%
1994 504.11 kt +0.5%
1995 505.35 kt +0.2%
1996 507.3 kt +0.4%
1997 509.36 kt +0.4%
1998 508.39 kt -0.2%
1999 508.03 kt -0.1%
2000 508.72 kt +0.1%
2001 508.45 kt -0.1%
2002 508.1 kt -0.1%
2003 507.5 kt -0.1%
2004 508.42 kt +0.2%
2005 509.82 kt +0.3%
2006 511.07 kt +0.2%
2007 512.83 kt +0.3%
2008 513.53 kt +0.1%
2009 513.05 kt -0.1%
2010 514.35 kt +0.3%
2011 515.99 kt +0.3%
2012 517.08 kt +0.2%
2013 518.03 kt +0.2%
2014 519.12 kt +0.2%
2015 520.3 kt +0.2%
2016 521.01 kt +0.1%
2017 522.23 kt +0.2%
2018 523.37 kt +0.2%
2019 523.45 kt +0.0%
2020 522.44 kt -0.2%
2021 523.76 kt +0.3%
2022 523.21 kt -0.1%
2023 524.38 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 503.19 kt 492.93 kt 509.36 kt 10
2000s 510.15 kt 507.5 kt 513.53 kt 10
2010s 519.49 kt 514.35 kt 523.45 kt 10
2020s 523.45 kt 522.44 kt 524.38 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 10 India 823.05 kt compare
  2. 10 Timor-Leste 2.48 kt compare
  3. 11 Italy 628.71 kt compare
  4. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.92 kt compare
  5. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.4932 kt compare
  6. 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 597.41 kt compare
  7. 14 Dominican Republic 511.81 kt compare
  8. 15 Malaysia 479.57 kt compare
  9. 16 Cuba 436.03 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 524.38 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, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 524.38 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 492.93 kt in 1990.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 13th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 5,025 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