All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions was 54,418 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
54,418 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
54,418 kt
in 2023
All-time low
30,726 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 30.7k kt1991: 30.9k kt1992: 31.0k kt1993: 31.1k kt1994: 31.9k kt1995: 33.6k kt1996: 34.4k kt1997: 32.9k kt1998: 33.2k kt1999: 33.3k kt2000: 33.7k kt2001: 34.0k kt2002: 34.1k kt2003: 35.6k kt2004: 37.7k kt2005: 39.4k kt2006: 40.9k kt2007: 41.3k kt2008: 41.5k kt2009: 42.0k kt2010: 43.5k kt2011: 46.2k kt2012: 46.1k kt2013: 46.5k kt2014: 46.9k kt2015: 46.9k kt2016: 45.4k kt2017: 46.1k kt2018: 47.3k kt2019: 48.0k kt2020: 49.2k kt2021: 51.0k kt2022: 53.4k kt2023: 54.4k kt

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

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 54,418 kt for all sectors without lulucf — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 54,418 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,726 kt, in 1990.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 2nd out of 217 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32,305 kt 30,726 kt 34,431 kt 10
2000s 38,027 kt 33,716 kt 42,018 kt 10
2010s 46,282 kt 43,460 kt 47,950 kt 10
2020s 52,001 kt 49,171 kt 54,418 kt 4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 1 OECD 67,875 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 53,724 kt compare
  3. 4 India 30,703 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 20,556 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 (People’s Republic of)?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) was 54,418 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 (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 54,418 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 30,726 kt in 1990.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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