Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China

China: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate was -1.45 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-1.45 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 45.4%
World rank
118th
of 192 countries
All-time high
30.64 % change on previous year
in 1977
All-time low
-14.9 % change on previous year
in 1967
Years of data
62
1962–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China, 1962–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China stood at -1.45 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.4% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China peaked at 30.64 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -14.9 % change on previous year, in 1967.

China ranks 118th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 2.19 % change on previous year —
1963 -1.45 % change on previous year -166.3%
1964 0.7027 % change on previous year -148.3%
1965 7.12 % change on previous year +912.9%
1966 7.1 % change on previous year -0.2%
1967 -14.9 % change on previous year -309.9%
1968 6.93 % change on previous year -146.5%
1969 9.63 % change on previous year +38.8%
1970 2.26 % change on previous year -76.6%
1971 -4 % change on previous year -277.1%
1972 10.43 % change on previous year -361.2%
1973 0.9561 % change on previous year -90.8%
1974 -12.59 % change on previous year -1416.8%
1975 8.99 % change on previous year -171.4%
1976 -5.32 % change on previous year -159.2%
1977 30.64 % change on previous year -675.7%
1978 3.69 % change on previous year -88.0%
1979 1.73 % change on previous year -53.0%
1980 13.58 % change on previous year +683.8%
1981 -4.5 % change on previous year -133.1%
1982 -2.15 % change on previous year -52.2%
1983 -3.38 % change on previous year +57.2%
1984 2.05 % change on previous year -160.8%
1985 0.6424 % change on previous year -68.7%
1986 -4.98 % change on previous year -875.0%
1987 13.26 % change on previous year -366.2%
1988 8.15 % change on previous year -38.6%
1989 -0.5484 % change on previous year -106.7%
1990 -8.68 % change on previous year +1482.0%
1991 2.29 % change on previous year -126.4%
1992 0.3148 % change on previous year -86.3%
1993 -12.59 % change on previous year -4099.9%
1994 7.94 % change on previous year -163.1%
1995 11.89 % change on previous year +49.7%
1996 -3.6 % change on previous year -130.3%
1997 -2.12 % change on previous year -41.2%
1998 -5.44 % change on previous year +156.3%
1999 5.08 % change on previous year -193.5%
2000 6.26 % change on previous year +23.2%
2001 -0.0373 % change on previous year -100.6%
2002 7.95 % change on previous year -21408.0%
2003 3.42 % change on previous year -56.9%
2004 -3.91 % change on previous year -214.3%
2005 -3.83 % change on previous year -2.2%
2006 -4.92 % change on previous year +28.6%
2007 1.94 % change on previous year -139.4%
2008 -3.81 % change on previous year -296.2%
2009 1.82 % change on previous year -147.9%
2010 -2.44 % change on previous year -233.7%
2011 -3.01 % change on previous year +23.3%
2012 -2.82 % change on previous year -6.3%
2013 -2.86 % change on previous year +1.4%
2014 0.2132 % change on previous year -107.5%
2015 -10.72 % change on previous year -5129.3%
2016 -0.5243 % change on previous year -95.1%
2017 -1.72 % change on previous year +229.0%
2018 -2.73 % change on previous year +58.3%
2019 -4.71 % change on previous year +72.6%
2020 -2.68 % change on previous year -43.1%
2021 -4.11 % change on previous year +53.1%
2022 -2.65 % change on previous year -35.5%
2023 -1.45 % change on previous year -45.4%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's -1.45 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
  • China's -1.45 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2646 % change on previous year. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +21408.0% -0.0373 % change on previous year 7.95 % change on previous year
2015 -5129.3% 0.2132 % change on previous year -10.72 % change on previous year
1993 -4099.9% 0.3148 % change on previous year -12.59 % change on previous year
1990 -1482.0% -0.5484 % change on previous year -8.68 % change on previous year
1974 -1416.8% 0.9561 % change on previous year -12.59 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.16 % change on previous year -14.9 % change on previous year 9.63 % change on previous year 8
1970s 3.68 % change on previous year -12.59 % change on previous year 30.64 % change on previous year 10
1980s 2.21 % change on previous year -4.98 % change on previous year 13.58 % change on previous year 10
1990s -0.4903 % change on previous year -12.59 % change on previous year 11.89 % change on previous year 10
2000s 0.4897 % change on previous year -4.92 % change on previous year 7.95 % change on previous year 10
2010s -3.13 % change on previous year -10.72 % change on previous year 0.2132 % change on previous year 10
2020s -2.72 % change on previous year -4.11 % change on previous year -1.45 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near China

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  2. 116 Lithuania -1.14 % change on previous year compare
  3. 117 Belgium -1.42 % change on previous year compare
  4. 119 China, mainland -1.45 % change on previous year compare
  5. 120 Kuwait -1.55 % change on previous year compare
  6. 121 Tajikistan -1.62 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate in China was -1.45 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 30.64 % change on previous year in 1977.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was -14.9 % change on previous year in 1967.
How does China rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate?
China ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
222 places, 12,075 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.