Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) β€” Emissions (CO2eq) in China

China: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) β€” Emissions (CO2eq) was 1.04 million kt in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
1.04 million kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 242 countries
All-time high
1.04 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
176,302 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) β€” Emissions (CO2eq) in China, 1990–2023

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1990200620231990: 176.3k kt1991: 182.7k kt1992: 186.6k kt1993: 196.3k kt1994: 209.0k kt1995: 228.0k kt1996: 252.3k kt1997: 257.5k kt1998: 260.1k kt1999: 278.8k kt2000: 377.2k kt2001: 408.6k kt2002: 417.3k kt2003: 463.1k kt2004: 532.2k kt2005: 562.4k kt2006: 607.5k kt2007: 676.2k kt2008: 703.8k kt2009: 732.0k kt2010: 772.7k kt2011: 834.3k kt2012: 844.0k kt2013: 888.4k kt2014: 905.1k kt2015: 898.3k kt2016: 911.5k kt2017: 922.1k kt2018: 923.5k kt2019: 913.5k kt2020: 950.2k kt2021: 975.8k kt2022: 1.0M kt2023: 1.0M kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq) in China is 1.04 million kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq) in China peaked at 1.04 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 176,302 kt, in 1990.

That places China 2nd out of 242 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 222,769 kt 176,302 kt 278,830 kt 10
2000s 548,037 kt 377,205 kt 731,989 kt 10
2010s 881,328 kt 772,651 kt 923,497 kt 10
2020s 998,890 kt 950,164 kt 1.04 million kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 1.22 million kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 997,122 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 198,116 kt compare
  4. 5 India 197,064 kt compare

See the full ranking of 280 places β†’

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All data for China β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq) in China?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq) in China was 1.04 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 176,302 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 2nd out of 242 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) β€” emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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) β€” Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) β€” Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 9,120 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.