Farm gate — Emissions in China

China: Farm gate — Emissions was 14,585 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
14,585 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 216 countries
All-time high
15,844 kt
in 1996
All-time low
13,428 kt
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in China, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 13.8k kt1991: 14.0k kt1992: 14.0k kt1993: 13.9k kt1994: 14.2k kt1995: 15.0k kt1996: 15.8k kt1997: 14.4k kt1998: 15.0k kt1999: 15.3k kt2000: 15.3k kt2001: 14.8k kt2002: 14.4k kt2003: 14.1k kt2004: 14.4k kt2005: 14.6k kt2006: 14.5k kt2007: 14.2k kt2008: 14.4k kt2009: 14.3k kt2010: 14.2k kt2011: 14.1k kt2012: 14.0k kt2013: 14.0k kt2014: 14.0k kt2015: 14.1k kt2016: 14.1k kt2017: 13.9k kt2018: 13.8k kt2019: 13.4k kt2020: 14.1k kt2021: 14.4k kt2022: 14.6k kt2023: 14.6k kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 14,585 kt for farm gate — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in China peaked at 15,844 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13,428 kt, in 2019.

China ranks 4th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,548 kt 13,824 kt 15,844 kt 10
2000s 14,507 kt 14,083 kt 15,255 kt 10
2010s 13,942 kt 13,428 kt 14,240 kt 10
2020s 14,397 kt 14,059 kt 14,585 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 27,996 kt compare
  2. 2 India 21,295 kt compare
  3. 3 Brazil 14,733 kt compare
  4. 5 China, mainland 14,495 kt compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 6,175 kt compare
  6. 7 Australia and New Zealand 5,509 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions in China?
Farm gate — emissions in China was 14,585 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 15,844 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 13,428 kt in 2019.
How does China rank for farm gate — emissions?
China ranks 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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