Food Household Consumption — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 4,477 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,477 kt
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
34th
of 208 countries
All-time high
5,119 kt
in 2014
All-time low
2,166 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 2.2k kt1991: 2.4k kt1992: 2.5k kt1993: 2.6k kt1994: 2.8k kt1995: 2.9k kt1996: 2.9k kt1997: 2.7k kt1998: 3.1k kt1999: 2.8k kt2000: 3.0k kt2001: 3.2k kt2002: 3.4k kt2003: 3.8k kt2004: 3.7k kt2005: 4.0k kt2006: 4.0k kt2007: 4.3k kt2008: 4.2k kt2009: 4.5k kt2010: 4.2k kt2011: 4.6k kt2012: 4.7k kt2013: 4.7k kt2014: 5.1k kt2015: 4.6k kt2016: 4.7k kt2017: 4.5k kt2018: 4.6k kt2019: 4.5k kt2020: 4.8k kt2021: 4.9k kt2022: 4.6k kt2023: 4.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR is 4,477 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 5,119 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,166 kt, in 1990.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 34th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,166 kt
1991 2,362 kt +9.0%
1992 2,467 kt +4.5%
1993 2,602 kt +5.5%
1994 2,764 kt +6.2%
1995 2,937 kt +6.3%
1996 2,946 kt +0.3%
1997 2,735 kt -7.1%
1998 3,071 kt +12.3%
1999 2,786 kt -9.3%
2000 2,953 kt +6.0%
2001 3,225 kt +9.2%
2002 3,413 kt +5.8%
2003 3,850 kt +12.8%
2004 3,668 kt -4.7%
2005 3,989 kt +8.8%
2006 3,991 kt +0.0%
2007 4,257 kt +6.7%
2008 4,239 kt -0.4%
2009 4,456 kt +5.1%
2010 4,228 kt -5.1%
2011 4,579 kt +8.3%
2012 4,716 kt +3.0%
2013 4,663 kt -1.1%
2014 5,119 kt +9.8%
2015 4,636 kt -9.4%
2016 4,718 kt +1.8%
2017 4,488 kt -4.9%
2018 4,570 kt +1.8%
2019 4,499 kt -1.6%
2020 4,805 kt +6.8%
2021 4,883 kt +1.6%
2022 4,582 kt -6.1%
2023 4,477 kt -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,684 kt 2,166 kt 3,071 kt 10
2000s 3,804 kt 2,953 kt 4,456 kt 10
2010s 4,621 kt 4,228 kt 5,119 kt 10
2020s 4,687 kt 4,477 kt 4,883 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 31 Iraq 6,154 kt compare
  2. 32 Pakistan 5,135 kt compare
  3. 33 Ukraine 4,950 kt compare
  4. 35 France 4,325 kt compare
  5. 36 Libya 3,960 kt compare
  6. 37 Bangladesh 3,134 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Food household consumption — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 4,477 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 5,119 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 2,166 kt in 1990.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for food household consumption — emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.