Electricity — Emissions in China, mainland
China, mainland: Electricity — Emissions was 210.8 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 210.8 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 210.8 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.21 kt, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 4th out of 153 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.26 kt | 51.21 kt | 79.24 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.75 kt | 72.74 kt | 112.78 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.13 kt | 117.17 kt | 160.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 195.95 kt | 170.65 kt | 210.8 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 10,126 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 227,153 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -838,933 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 0 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 0 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 227,153 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -838,933 kt (2025)
- Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 92,300 ha (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.89 kt (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 2,674 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in China, mainland?
- Electricity — emissions in China, mainland was 210.8 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 210.8 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.21 kt in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for electricity — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 4th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.