Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China
China: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 290,577 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China is 290,577 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China peaked at 290,577 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 225,460 kt, in 1990.
That places China 1st out of 215 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 225,460 kt | — |
| 1991 | 231,202 kt | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 236,016 kt | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 240,174 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 244,120 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 248,515 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 251,465 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 254,066 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 257,657 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 259,816 kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 261,829 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 263,813 kt | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 265,686 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 266,857 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 268,538 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 270,560 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 272,520 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 274,547 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 277,323 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 279,226 kt | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 281,146 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 282,987 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 285,097 kt | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 286,954 kt | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 284,864 kt | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 284,987 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 286,104 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 287,339 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 288,436 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 289,340 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 290,075 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 289,589 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 290,165 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 290,577 kt | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 244,849 kt | 225,460 kt | 259,816 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,090 kt | 261,829 kt | 279,226 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,725 kt | 281,146 kt | 289,340 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,102 kt | 289,589 kt | 290,577 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China was 290,577 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 290,577 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,460 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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