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 109th out of 189 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.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in China
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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China: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

109th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.2992 kg CO2eq/kg

in 2003

All-time low

0.1399 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1967

Years of data

1961–2023

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 109th out of 189 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.

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

106 North Macedonia 0.172 kg CO2eq/kg compare
107 Denmark 0.1707 kg CO2eq/kg compare
108 Tajikistan 0.1704 kg CO2eq/kg compare
110 China, mainland 0.17 kg CO2eq/kg compare
111 Burundi 0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg compare
112 Estonia 0.1645 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for China

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 604,831 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 191,478 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 413,353 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 722.56 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14,763 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 342,069 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 200,605 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 141,464 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 757 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,052 kt (2050)

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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 109th out of 189 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

Indicator: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit: kg CO2eq/kg
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.