Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China, mainland
China, mainland: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.17 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland is 0.17 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland peaked at 0.2983 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1401 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1967.
That places China, mainland 104th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1414 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.1446 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1424 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1435 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1537 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1647 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1401 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1498 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1642 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.168 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1612 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1781 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1798 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1572 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1713 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1622 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.212 kg CO2eq/kg | +30.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2198 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2541 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2426 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2374 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2294 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2341 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2357 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.224 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2538 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2746 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.273 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2493 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.255 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2558 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2414 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2701 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2603 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2547 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2407 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.253 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2688 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2687 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2881 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2983 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2865 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2757 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2622 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2673 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2572 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.262 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2556 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2479 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.241 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2341 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2346 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2095 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2084 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2048 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1992 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1898 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1847 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1772 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1725 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China, mainland 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +30.7% | 0.1622 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.212 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1494 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1401 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1647 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1833 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1572 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2459 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.224 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2746 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2504 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2236 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2701 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2735 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2572 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2983 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2225 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1898 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2556 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1761 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1847 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in China, mainland was 0.17 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2983 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1401 kg CO2eq/kg in 1967.
- How does China, mainland rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
- China, mainland ranks 104th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.