Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland

China, mainland: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 76,794 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76,794 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
76,934 kt
in 2022
All-time low
54,865 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 54.9k kt1991: 55.5k kt1992: 56.4k kt1993: 57.6k kt1994: 58.5k kt1995: 59.4k kt1996: 60.1k kt1997: 60.8k kt1998: 61.5k kt1999: 62.0k kt2000: 62.8k kt2001: 63.2k kt2002: 63.7k kt2003: 64.2k kt2004: 64.7k kt2005: 65.3k kt2006: 65.7k kt2007: 66.3k kt2008: 67.1k kt2009: 67.6k kt2010: 68.4k kt2011: 68.9k kt2012: 69.7k kt2013: 70.2k kt2014: 72.9k kt2015: 73.6k kt2016: 74.3k kt2017: 74.9k kt2018: 75.4k kt2019: 75.8k kt2020: 76.1k kt2021: 76.6k kt2022: 76.9k kt2023: 76.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 76,794 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland peaked at 76,934 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54,865 kt, in 1990.

That places China, mainland 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58,668 kt 54,865 kt 61,984 kt 10
2000s 65,075 kt 62,827 kt 67,640 kt 10
2010s 72,410 kt 68,415 kt 75,830 kt 10
2020s 76,619 kt 76,098 kt 76,934 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 80,463 kt compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 78,243 kt compare
  3. 4 India 62,079 kt compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 12,098 kt compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 10,593 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland was 76,794 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 76,934 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 54,865 kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,353 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.