Energy — Emissions Share in China
China: Energy — Emissions Share was 22.88 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 22.88 % for energy — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in China peaked at 22.88 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5 %, in 1996.
China ranks 31st of 219 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 in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.89 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.1 % | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 8.18 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 8.71 % | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 8.52 % | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 8.22 % | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 7.5 % | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 8.55 % | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 8.83 % | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 8.72 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.6 % | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.69 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.92 % | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.59 % | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 11.51 % | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 12.13 % | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.76 % | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 13.47 % | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 13.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.27 % | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 14.92 % | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 15.92 % | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 16.21 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.65 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.65 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.67 % | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 18.58 % | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 19.96 % | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 20.22 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.62 % | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 21.96 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 22.88 % | +4.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 22.88 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.95 %, 2.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 22.88 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.11 %, 2.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.32 % | 7.5 % | 8.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.44 % | 8.6 % | 14.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.93 % | 14.92 % | 19.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.67 % | 20.22 % | 22.88 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 28 Cook Islands 25 % compare
- 29 Luxembourg 23.58 % compare
- 30 China, mainland 22.92 % compare
- 32 Malta 21.87 % compare
- 33 Singapore 20.73 % compare
- 34 Kuwait 20.59 % compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in China?
- Energy — emissions share in China was 22.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 22.88 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 % in 1996.
- How does China rank for energy — emissions share?
- China ranks 31st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 (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.