Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in China
China: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in China stood at 0.22 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in China peaked at 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.22 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.
China ranks 33rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.247 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.238 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.248 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.225 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from crops — emissions per capita in China?
- Emissions from crops — emissions per capita in China was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- How does China rank for emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
- China ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.