Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) was 49.31 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 49.31 % for energy — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in China, mainland peaked at 50.87 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.41 %, in 1999.
That places China, mainland 39th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.97 % | — |
| 1991 | 41.39 % | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 41.24 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 41.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 41.38 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 41.63 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 40.36 % | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 41.66 % | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 39.49 % | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 38.41 % | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 38.84 % | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 40.11 % | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 40.89 % | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.91 % | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 45.5 % | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 46.89 % | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 47.94 % | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 48.38 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 47.63 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 47.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.56 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 50.87 % | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 50.18 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.76 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 49.1 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 48.22 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.79 % | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 46.44 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 47.22 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.82 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 47.23 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 47.89 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 49.14 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 49.31 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.88 % | 38.41 % | 41.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.79 % | 38.84 % | 48.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4 % | 45.79 % | 50.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.39 % | 47.23 % | 49.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 36 Togo 50.36 % compare
- 37 South Africa 50.14 % compare
- 38 Bhutan 49.53 % compare
- 40 China 48.77 % compare
- 41 Haiti 47.81 % compare
- 42 Côte d'Ivoire 47.07 % compare
- 42 Cote d'Ivoire 47.07 % compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in China, mainland?
- Energy — emissions share in China, mainland was 49.31 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.87 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.41 % in 1999.
- How does China, mainland rank for energy — emissions share?
- China, mainland ranks 39th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.