Energy — Emissions Share in China, mainland
China, mainland: Energy — Emissions Share was 22.92 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions share in China, mainland stood at 22.92 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in China, mainland peaked at 22.92 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.31 %, in 1996.
That places China, mainland 28th out of 205 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1 % | 7.31 % | 8.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.26 % | 8.34 % | 14.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.84 % | 14.81 % | 19.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.69 % | 20.22 % | 22.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 752.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in China, mainland?
- Energy — emissions share in China, mainland was 22.92 % 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 22.92 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.31 % in 1996.
- How does China, mainland rank for energy — emissions share?
- China, mainland ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 (N2O). 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.