Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in China
China: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 895,817 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in China stood at 895,817 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in China peaked at 895,817 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 152,699 kt, in 1990.
China ranks 2nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 152,699 kt | — |
| 1991 | 160,055 kt | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 163,079 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 168,901 kt | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 174,446 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 196,543 kt | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 216,377 kt | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 215,316 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 222,483 kt | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 235,177 kt | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 346,026 kt | +47.1% |
| 2001 | 372,222 kt | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 376,002 kt | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 418,167 kt | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 480,588 kt | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 520,528 kt | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 559,629 kt | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 618,213 kt | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 640,448 kt | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 661,917 kt | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 692,750 kt | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 741,510 kt | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 739,566 kt | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 772,421 kt | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 783,738 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 775,210 kt | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 786,537 kt | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 795,988 kt | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 796,686 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 783,916 kt | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 815,337 kt | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 836,488 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 893,528 kt | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 895,817 kt | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 895,817 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,895 kt, 472.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 895,817 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162.26 kt, 5521.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +47.1% | 235,177 kt | 346,026 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190,508 kt | 152,699 kt | 235,177 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 499,374 kt | 346,026 kt | 661,917 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 766,832 kt | 692,750 kt | 796,686 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 860,292 kt | 815,337 kt | 895,817 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 1.03 million kt compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 49,385 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 858,014 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 171,680 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 42,606 kt compare
- 5 India 153,644 kt compare
- 5 Viet Nam 41,807 kt 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 use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in China?
- Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in China was 895,817 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 895,817 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,699 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.