Electricity — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Electricity — Emissions was 1.13 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.13 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.13 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.2735 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811.21990200620231990: 0.274 kt1991: 0.307 kt1992: 0.335 kt1993: 0.308 kt1994: 0.34 kt1995: 0.382 kt1996: 0.404 kt1997: 0.419 kt1998: 0.4 kt1999: 0.423 kt2000: 0.431 kt2001: 0.488 kt2002: 0.388 kt2003: 0.444 kt2004: 0.493 kt2005: 0.497 kt2006: 0.53 kt2007: 0.563 kt2008: 0.568 kt2009: 0.602 kt2010: 0.626 kt2011: 0.649 kt2012: 0.649 kt2013: 0.658 kt2014: 0.65 kt2015: 0.666 kt2016: 0.7 kt2017: 0.753 kt2018: 0.796 kt2019: 0.857 kt2020: 0.912 kt2021: 1 kt2022: 1.1 kt2023: 1.1 kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 1.13 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 71.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 1.13 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2735 kt, in 1990.

That places China, mainland 4th out of 142 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.

Electricity — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Electricity — Emissions (N2O) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2735 kt —
1991 0.3074 kt +12.4%
1992 0.3347 kt +8.9%
1993 0.3082 kt -7.9%
1994 0.34 kt +10.3%
1995 0.3815 kt +12.2%
1996 0.4041 kt +5.9%
1997 0.4193 kt +3.8%
1998 0.3995 kt -4.7%
1999 0.4231 kt +5.9%
2000 0.4312 kt +1.9%
2001 0.4885 kt +13.3%
2002 0.3884 kt -20.5%
2003 0.4441 kt +14.3%
2004 0.4926 kt +10.9%
2005 0.4974 kt +1.0%
2006 0.5299 kt +6.5%
2007 0.5632 kt +6.3%
2008 0.5684 kt +0.9%
2009 0.6022 kt +5.9%
2010 0.6257 kt +3.9%
2011 0.649 kt +3.7%
2012 0.6488 kt -0.0%
2013 0.6582 kt +1.4%
2014 0.6496 kt -1.3%
2015 0.6665 kt +2.6%
2016 0.6999 kt +5.0%
2017 0.7533 kt +7.6%
2018 0.7965 kt +5.7%
2019 0.8565 kt +7.5%
2020 0.9116 kt +6.4%
2021 1.02 kt +12.3%
2022 1.13 kt +10.0%
2023 1.13 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3591 kt 0.2735 kt 0.4231 kt 10
2000s 0.5006 kt 0.3884 kt 0.6022 kt 10
2010s 0.7004 kt 0.6257 kt 0.8565 kt 10
2020s 1.05 kt 0.9116 kt 1.13 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 India 1.54 kt compare
  2. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2888 kt compare
  3. 2 OECD 1.26 kt compare
  4. 3 China 1.15 kt compare
  5. 3 Türkiye 0.0861 kt compare
  6. 4 Viet Nam 0.054 kt compare
  7. 5 Brazil 0.2166 kt compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 0.1497 kt compare
  9. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0065 kt compare
  10. 7 Republic of Korea 0.1183 kt compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity — emissions in China, mainland?
Electricity — emissions in China, mainland was 1.13 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 1.13 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2735 kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for electricity — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 4th out of 142 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
187 places, 5,248 data points, 1990–2023
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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.