Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 85.76 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 85.76 % for energy — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share (co2eq) in China, mainland peaked at 85.76 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.36 %, in 2001.
China, mainland ranks 36th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.06 % | — |
| 1991 | 81.79 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 81.51 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.47 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 80.62 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 80.09 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.93 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 79.23 % | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 78.97 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 78.36 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 79.36 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.39 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 80.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.07 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.02 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.25 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.38 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 85.12 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.69 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.46 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.84 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.62 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.32 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.76 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.84 % | 78.97 % | 82.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.38 % | 78.36 % | 82.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.55 % | 82.25 % | 85.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.17 % | 84.62 % | 85.76 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
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 (co2eq) in China, mainland?
- Energy — emissions share (co2eq) in China, mainland was 85.76 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 85.76 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.36 % in 2001.
- How does China, mainland rank for energy — emissions share (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 36th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.