All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions was 53,724 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53,724 kt
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
3rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
53,724 kt
in 2023
All-time low
30,242 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 30.2k kt1991: 30.4k kt1992: 30.5k kt1993: 30.6k kt1994: 31.4k kt1995: 33.1k kt1996: 33.9k kt1997: 32.4k kt1998: 32.6k kt1999: 32.8k kt2000: 33.2k kt2001: 33.4k kt2002: 33.5k kt2003: 35.0k kt2004: 37.1k kt2005: 38.8k kt2006: 40.3k kt2007: 40.7k kt2008: 40.9k kt2009: 41.4k kt2010: 42.8k kt2011: 45.6k kt2012: 45.4k kt2013: 45.8k kt2014: 46.2k kt2015: 46.2k kt2016: 44.8k kt2017: 45.4k kt2018: 46.6k kt2019: 47.3k kt2020: 48.5k kt2021: 50.3k kt2022: 52.7k kt2023: 53.7k kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 53,724 kt for all sectors without lulucf — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 53,724 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,242 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 without LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 30,242 kt
1991 30,424 kt +0.6%
1992 30,537 kt +0.4%
1993 30,554 kt +0.1%
1994 31,401 kt +2.8%
1995 33,129 kt +5.5%
1996 33,914 kt +2.4%
1997 32,373 kt -4.5%
1998 32,629 kt +0.8%
1999 32,767 kt +0.4%
2000 33,171 kt +1.2%
2001 33,399 kt +0.7%
2002 33,495 kt +0.3%
2003 35,045 kt +4.6%
2004 37,120 kt +5.9%
2005 38,803 kt +4.5%
2006 40,254 kt +3.7%
2007 40,706 kt +1.1%
2008 40,909 kt +0.5%
2009 41,379 kt +1.1%
2010 42,812 kt +3.5%
2011 45,593 kt +6.5%
2012 45,430 kt -0.4%
2013 45,812 kt +0.8%
2014 46,216 kt +0.9%
2015 46,234 kt +0.0%
2016 44,756 kt -3.2%
2017 45,428 kt +1.5%
2018 46,584 kt +2.5%
2019 47,252 kt +1.4%
2020 48,478 kt +2.6%
2021 50,311 kt +3.8%
2022 52,697 kt +4.7%
2023 53,724 kt +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,797 kt 30,242 kt 33,914 kt 10
2000s 37,428 kt 33,171 kt 41,379 kt 10
2010s 45,612 kt 42,812 kt 47,252 kt 10
2020s 51,302 kt 48,478 kt 53,724 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 67,875 kt compare
  2. 2 China 54,418 kt compare
  3. 4 India 30,703 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 20,556 kt compare
  5. 6 Russian Federation 15,884 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions in China, mainland?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions in China, mainland was 53,724 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 53,724 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 30,242 kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CH4)
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