All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions was 1,776 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,776 kt
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,776 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,097 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.1k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.4k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.5k kt2004: 1.5k kt2005: 1.6k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.6k kt2010: 1.6k kt2011: 1.7k kt2012: 1.7k kt2013: 1.7k kt2014: 1.7k kt2015: 1.7k kt2016: 1.7k kt2017: 1.7k kt2018: 1.7k kt2019: 1.7k kt2020: 1.7k kt2021: 1.7k kt2022: 1.7k kt2023: 1.8k kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 1,776 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 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors with lulucf — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 1,776 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,097 kt, in 1990.

That places China, mainland 3rd out of 222 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 in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,097 kt
1991 1,120 kt +2.1%
1992 1,142 kt +1.9%
1993 1,128 kt -1.2%
1994 1,172 kt +4.0%
1995 1,339 kt +14.2%
1996 1,409 kt +5.3%
1997 1,318 kt -6.5%
1998 1,351 kt +2.5%
1999 1,396 kt +3.4%
2000 1,366 kt -2.2%
2001 1,361 kt -0.4%
2002 1,424 kt +4.6%
2003 1,463 kt +2.8%
2004 1,534 kt +4.9%
2005 1,596 kt +4.0%
2006 1,642 kt +2.9%
2007 1,681 kt +2.4%
2008 1,697 kt +0.9%
2009 1,619 kt -4.6%
2010 1,640 kt +1.3%
2011 1,664 kt +1.4%
2012 1,689 kt +1.5%
2013 1,692 kt +0.2%
2014 1,703 kt +0.6%
2015 1,711 kt +0.5%
2016 1,709 kt -0.1%
2017 1,700 kt -0.5%
2018 1,690 kt -0.5%
2019 1,666 kt -1.4%
2020 1,682 kt +1.0%
2021 1,724 kt +2.5%
2022 1,729 kt +0.3%
2023 1,776 kt +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,247 kt 1,097 kt 1,409 kt 10
2000s 1,538 kt 1,361 kt 1,697 kt 10
2010s 1,686 kt 1,640 kt 1,711 kt 10
2020s 1,728 kt 1,682 kt 1,776 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 2,838 kt compare
  2. 2 China 1,799 kt compare
  3. 4 India 1,131 kt compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 151.22 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 737.29 kt compare
  6. 5 Viet Nam 113.73 kt compare
  7. 6 Australia and New Zealand 428.01 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors with lulucf — emissions in China, mainland?
All sectors with lulucf — emissions in China, mainland was 1,776 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, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 1,776 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors with lulucf — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,097 kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for all sectors with lulucf — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors with lulucf — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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