Food Processing — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Food Processing — Emissions was 81,150 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
81,150 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 103 countries
All-time high
160,238 kt
in 2011
All-time low
80,220 kt
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201120232000: 80.2k kt2001: 84.9k kt2002: 84.1k kt2003: 85.8k kt2004: 106.7k kt2005: 119.1k kt2006: 126.8k kt2007: 141.9k kt2008: 155.7k kt2009: 152.2k kt2010: 157.3k kt2011: 160.2k kt2012: 147.6k kt2013: 150.1k kt2014: 138.2k kt2015: 127.9k kt2016: 127.6k kt2017: 112.4k kt2018: 98.9k kt2019: 93.6k kt2020: 86.3k kt2021: 84.4k kt2022: 81.2k kt2023: 81.2k kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 81,150 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 160,238 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80,220 kt, in 2000.

China, mainland ranks 3rd of 103 countries on this measure, 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 113,728 kt 80,220 kt 155,655 kt 10
2010s 131,376 kt 93,559 kt 160,238 kt 10
2020s 83,251 kt 81,150 kt 86,318 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 257,009 kt compare
  2. 2 China 84,975 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 27,566 kt compare
  4. 5 Thailand 25,997 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 19,748 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in China, mainland?
Food processing — emissions in China, mainland was 81,150 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 160,238 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 80,220 kt in 2000.
How does China, mainland rank for food processing — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd 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 45.9%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.