Farm gate — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Farm gate — Emissions was 1,141 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,141 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
1,228 kt
in 2015
All-time low
868.83 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 868.8 kt1991: 888.8 kt1992: 903.9 kt1993: 870.4 kt1994: 912.4 kt1995: 1.0k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.0k kt1998: 1.0k kt1999: 1.1k kt2000: 1.0k kt2001: 1.0k kt2002: 1.1k kt2003: 1.1k kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.2k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 1.2k kt2009: 1.2k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.2k kt2012: 1.2k kt2013: 1.2k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 1.2k kt2016: 1.2k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.2k kt2019: 1.1k kt2020: 1.1k kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 1.1k kt2023: 1.1k kt

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

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 1,141 kt for farm gate — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1,228 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 868.83 kt, in 1990.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 2nd out of 217 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 974.2 kt 868.83 kt 1,121 kt 10
2000s 1,118 kt 1,042 kt 1,186 kt 10
2010s 1,198 kt 1,125 kt 1,228 kt 10
2020s 1,136 kt 1,132 kt 1,141 kt 4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 1 OECD 2,036 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 1,134 kt compare
  3. 4 India 834.12 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 653.3 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions in China (People’s Republic of)?
Farm gate — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) was 1,141 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 1,228 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 868.83 kt in 1990.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for farm gate — emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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