All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China

China: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.52 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.52 million kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.52 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
860,322 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200620231990: 860.3k kt1991: 865.6k kt1992: 868.9k kt1993: 869.4k kt1994: 893.2k kt1995: 942.0k kt1996: 964.1k kt1997: 921.2k kt1998: 928.4k kt1999: 932.4k kt2000: 944.0k kt2001: 951.3k kt2002: 953.9k kt2003: 997.5k kt2004: 1.1M kt2005: 1.1M kt2006: 1.1M kt2007: 1.2M kt2008: 1.2M kt2009: 1.2M kt2010: 1.2M kt2011: 1.3M kt2012: 1.3M kt2013: 1.3M kt2014: 1.3M kt2015: 1.3M kt2016: 1.3M kt2017: 1.3M kt2018: 1.3M kt2019: 1.3M kt2020: 1.4M kt2021: 1.4M kt2022: 1.5M kt2023: 1.5M kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China stood at 1.52 million kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China peaked at 1.52 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 860,322 kt, in 1990.

China ranks 2nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 860,322 kt
1991 865,558 kt +0.6%
1992 868,885 kt +0.4%
1993 869,421 kt +0.1%
1994 893,234 kt +2.7%
1995 941,985 kt +5.5%
1996 964,061 kt +2.3%
1997 921,160 kt -4.5%
1998 928,412 kt +0.8%
1999 932,396 kt +0.4%
2000 944,033 kt +1.2%
2001 951,318 kt +0.8%
2002 953,934 kt +0.3%
2003 997,538 kt +4.6%
2004 1.06 million kt +5.9%
2005 1.10 million kt +4.5%
2006 1.14 million kt +3.7%
2007 1.16 million kt +1.2%
2008 1.16 million kt +0.4%
2009 1.18 million kt +1.2%
2010 1.22 million kt +3.4%
2011 1.29 million kt +6.4%
2012 1.29 million kt -0.3%
2013 1.30 million kt +0.9%
2014 1.31 million kt +0.9%
2015 1.31 million kt +0.0%
2016 1.27 million kt -3.1%
2017 1.29 million kt +1.5%
2018 1.32 million kt +2.5%
2019 1.34 million kt +1.4%
2020 1.38 million kt +2.5%
2021 1.43 million kt +3.8%
2022 1.50 million kt +4.7%
2023 1.52 million kt +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 904,543 kt 860,322 kt 964,061 kt 10
2000s 1.06 million kt 944,033 kt 1.18 million kt 10
2010s 1.30 million kt 1.22 million kt 1.34 million kt 10
2020s 1.46 million kt 1.38 million kt 1.52 million kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 1.90 million kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 1.50 million kt compare
  3. 4 India 859,690 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 575,569 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China was 1.52 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.52 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 860,322 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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