Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China
China: Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 85.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions share (co2eq) in China is 85.72 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share (co2eq) in China peaked at 85.72 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.77 %, in 2001.
China ranks 32nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.98 % | 79.32 % | 82.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.35 % | 78.77 % | 81.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.58 % | 82.33 % | 85.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.15 % | 84.62 % | 85.72 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 29 Malta 86.38 % compare
- 30 Bahamas 86.05 % compare
- 31 China, mainland 85.76 % compare
- 33 Qatar 85.69 % compare
- 34 Luxembourg 85.28 % compare
- 35 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 85.25 % compare
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 energy — emissions share (co2eq) in China?
- Energy — emissions share (co2eq) in China was 85.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 85.72 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.77 % in 2001.
- How does China rank for energy — emissions share (co2eq)?
- China ranks 32nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 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.