Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China
China: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China, 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 is 0.1702 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 peaked at 0.2992 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1967.
That places China 103rd 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, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1413 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.1444 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1423 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1433 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1535 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1644 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1399 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1496 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.164 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1677 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.161 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1778 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1795 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1569 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.171 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1619 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2115 kg CO2eq/kg | +30.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2193 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2231 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2534 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.242 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2368 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2288 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2335 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.235 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2233 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2529 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2735 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.272 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2484 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2541 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2549 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2228 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2405 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2691 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2594 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2539 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2401 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2523 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2681 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.268 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2893 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2992 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2875 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2765 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2629 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.268 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2578 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2625 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2561 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2484 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2414 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2345 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.235 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2098 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2087 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2051 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1995 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1901 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.185 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1774 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1727 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2179 kg CO2eq/kg, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2079 kg CO2eq/kg, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +30.6% | 0.1619 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2115 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1492 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1399 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1644 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.183 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1569 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2231 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2451 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2233 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2735 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2496 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2228 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2691 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.274 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2578 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2992 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2229 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1901 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2561 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1763 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.185 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 100 North Macedonia 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 101 Denmark 0.1707 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 102 Tajikistan 0.1704 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 104 China, mainland 0.17 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 105 Burundi 0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 106 Estonia 0.1645 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in China?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in China was 0.1702 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2992 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 kg CO2eq/kg in 1967.
- How does China rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
- China ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 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.