All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions was 1,775 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,775 kt
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,775 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,095 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without 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: 1.3k 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

In 2023, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in China, mainland stood at 1,775 kt. 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 without lulucf — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 1,775 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,095 kt, in 1990.

China, mainland ranks 3rd 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 in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,095 kt
1991 1,119 kt +2.1%
1992 1,140 kt +1.9%
1993 1,126 kt -1.2%
1994 1,171 kt +4.0%
1995 1,337 kt +14.2%
1996 1,407 kt +5.2%
1997 1,316 kt -6.5%
1998 1,349 kt +2.5%
1999 1,394 kt +3.4%
2000 1,364 kt -2.2%
2001 1,360 kt -0.3%
2002 1,423 kt +4.6%
2003 1,461 kt +2.6%
2004 1,532 kt +4.9%
2005 1,595 kt +4.1%
2006 1,641 kt +2.9%
2007 1,680 kt +2.4%
2008 1,694 kt +0.8%
2009 1,618 kt -4.5%
2010 1,639 kt +1.3%
2011 1,663 kt +1.5%
2012 1,688 kt +1.5%
2013 1,691 kt +0.2%
2014 1,701 kt +0.6%
2015 1,710 kt +0.5%
2016 1,708 kt -0.1%
2017 1,699 kt -0.5%
2018 1,689 kt -0.6%
2019 1,665 kt -1.5%
2020 1,681 kt +1.0%
2021 1,724 kt +2.5%
2022 1,729 kt +0.3%
2023 1,775 kt +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,246 kt 1,095 kt 1,407 kt 10
2000s 1,537 kt 1,360 kt 1,694 kt 10
2010s 1,685 kt 1,639 kt 1,710 kt 10
2020s 1,727 kt 1,681 kt 1,775 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 2,802 kt compare
  2. 2 China 1,798 kt compare
  3. 4 India 1,126 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 719.43 kt compare
  5. 6 Australia and New Zealand 426.29 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 1,775 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 1,775 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,095 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 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 without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without 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