Food Processing — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.7229 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7229 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 98 countries
All-time high
1.43 kt
in 2011
All-time low
0.7162 kt
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

00.511.52000201120232000: 0.716 kt2001: 0.758 kt2002: 0.751 kt2003: 0.766 kt2004: 0.952 kt2005: 1.1 kt2006: 1.1 kt2007: 1.3 kt2008: 1.4 kt2009: 1.4 kt2010: 1.4 kt2011: 1.4 kt2012: 1.3 kt2013: 1.3 kt2014: 1.2 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 1.1 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 0.881 kt2019: 0.834 kt2020: 0.769 kt2021: 0.752 kt2022: 0.723 kt2023: 0.723 kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 0.7229 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 1.43 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7162 kt, in 2000.

That places China, mainland 3rd out of 98 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 1.02 kt 0.7162 kt 1.39 kt 10
2010s 1.17 kt 0.8335 kt 1.43 kt 10
2020s 0.7418 kt 0.7229 kt 0.7694 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 2.48 kt compare
  2. 2 China, People's Republic of 0.7641 kt compare
  3. 4 Brazil 0.4724 kt compare
  4. 5 Thailand 0.4569 kt compare
  5. 6 Australia and New Zealand 0.3155 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in China, mainland?
Food processing — emissions in China, mainland was 0.7229 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 1.43 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7162 kt in 2000.
How does China, mainland rank for food processing — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
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