Farm gate — Direct emissions in China

China: Farm gate — Direct emissions was 857.67 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
857.67 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
924.61 kt
in 2015
All-time low
658.05 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Direct emissions in China, 1990–2023

02004006008001.0k1990200620231990: 658 kt1991: 673.5 kt1992: 685.6 kt1993: 660.8 kt1994: 693 kt1995: 793.7 kt1996: 851.4 kt1997: 770.6 kt1998: 784.9 kt1999: 818.1 kt2000: 790.3 kt2001: 788.1 kt2002: 828.1 kt2003: 821.7 kt2004: 846.6 kt2005: 858 kt2006: 867.4 kt2007: 868.2 kt2008: 887.6 kt2009: 896.4 kt2010: 904.3 kt2011: 902.1 kt2012: 912.5 kt2013: 913.7 kt2014: 915 kt2015: 924.6 kt2016: 921.1 kt2017: 901.6 kt2018: 879.8 kt2019: 846 kt2020: 852.3 kt2021: 854.5 kt2022: 853.8 kt2023: 857.7 kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 857.67 kt for farm gate — direct emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — direct emissions in China peaked at 924.61 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 658.05 kt, in 1990.

China ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 738.96 kt 658.05 kt 851.44 kt 10
2000s 845.24 kt 788.08 kt 896.43 kt 10
2010s 902.06 kt 845.99 kt 924.61 kt 10
2020s 854.57 kt 852.26 kt 857.67 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 1,249 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 853.11 kt compare
  3. 4 India 637.17 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 504.03 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — direct emissions in China?
Farm gate — direct emissions in China was 857.67 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — direct emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 924.61 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest farm gate — direct emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 658.05 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for farm gate — direct emissions?
China ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — direct emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Farm gate — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf