Energy — Emissions in China
China: Energy — Emissions was 26,548 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 26,548 kt for energy — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in China peaked at 26,548 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,733 kt, in 1967.
China ranks 1st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,010 kt | 4,733 kt | 5,501 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,713 kt | 6,667 kt | 9,421 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,703 kt | 9,260 kt | 12,443 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,043 kt | 12,639 kt | 13,843 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,936 kt | 12,953 kt | 19,851 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,131 kt | 20,552 kt | 23,250 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,898 kt | 22,948 kt | 26,548 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 energy — emissions in China?
- Energy — emissions in China was 26,548 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 26,548 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,733 kt in 1967.
- How does China rank for energy — emissions?
- China ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf