Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in China
China: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
China recorded 0.26 t CO2eq/cap for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in China peaked at 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.22 t CO2eq/cap, in 2019.
China ranks 133rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.281 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.279 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.239 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 130 El Salvador 0.3 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 Nigeria 0.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 132 Algeria 0.28 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 Angola 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 Bangladesh 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 China, mainland 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 Republic of Moldova 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 Syrian Arab Republic 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 Ukraine 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for China
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in China?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in China was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 1996.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- How does China rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- China ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.