Food Processing — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Food Processing — Emissions was 142.32 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
142.32 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
286.14 kt
in 2011
All-time low
142.32 kt
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in China, mainland, 2000–2023

01002003002000201120232000: 143.2 kt2001: 151.6 kt2002: 150.2 kt2003: 153.2 kt2004: 190.5 kt2005: 212.7 kt2006: 226.4 kt2007: 253.3 kt2008: 278 kt2009: 271.7 kt2010: 280.9 kt2011: 286.1 kt2012: 263.6 kt2013: 268.1 kt2014: 238.9 kt2015: 221 kt2016: 221.3 kt2017: 195.2 kt2018: 172.7 kt2019: 164 kt2020: 152.2 kt2021: 148.4 kt2022: 142.3 kt2023: 142.3 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in China, mainland is 142.32 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 286.14 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 142.32 kt, in 2022.

That places China, mainland 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 203.09 kt 143.25 kt 277.95 kt 10
2010s 231.18 kt 163.96 kt 286.14 kt 10
2020s 146.31 kt 142.32 kt 152.17 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 142.47 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 27.42 kt compare
  3. 4 Thailand 11.82 kt compare
  4. 5 Colombia 7.13 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in China, mainland?
Food processing — emissions in China, mainland was 142.32 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 286.14 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 142.32 kt in 2022.
How does China, mainland rank for food processing — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 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