All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) in China
China: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) was 54,431 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 54,431 kt for all sectors with lulucf — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in China peaked at 54,431 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,742 kt, in 1990.
That places China 2nd out of 257 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.
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,742 kt | — |
| 1991 | 30,929 kt | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31,048 kt | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 31,067 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 31,918 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 33,659 kt | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 34,462 kt | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 32,931 kt | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 33,196 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 33,335 kt | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 33,755 kt | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 33,988 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 34,076 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35,649 kt | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 37,732 kt | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 39,420 kt | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 40,871 kt | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 41,361 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 41,565 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42,033 kt | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 43,477 kt | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 46,242 kt | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 46,085 kt | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46,485 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 46,904 kt | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46,918 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45,450 kt | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 46,116 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 47,288 kt | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47,961 kt | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 49,182 kt | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 51,024 kt | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 53,404 kt | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 54,431 kt | +1.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 54,431 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 424.8 kt, 128.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 54,431 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.04 kt, 1045.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,329 kt | 30,742 kt | 34,462 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,045 kt | 33,755 kt | 42,033 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,293 kt | 43,477 kt | 47,961 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,010 kt | 49,182 kt | 54,431 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 68,267 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 53,737 kt compare
- 4 India 30,763 kt compare
- 5 United States 27,999 kt compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions in China?
- All sectors with lulucf — emissions in China was 54,431 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 54,431 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,742 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CH4). 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