Electricity — Emissions in China, mainland
China, mainland: Electricity — Emissions was 143,800 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — emissions in China, mainland stood at 143,800 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 143,800 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38,267 kt, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 3rd 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 | 51,070 kt | 38,267 kt | 61,428 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,529 kt | 53,314 kt | 74,294 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,497 kt | 74,239 kt | 109,377 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,674 kt | 116,409 kt | 143,800 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 India 220,814 kt compare
- 2 China 145,694 kt compare
- 4 OECD 90,142 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 25,133 kt compare
- 6 Russian Federation 9,879 kt compare
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 143,800 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 143,800 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,267 kt in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for electricity — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd 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 (CO2). 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.