Food Retail — Emissions in China

China: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0878 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0878 kt
Change on year
down 18.0%
World rank
36th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1071 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.0201 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in China, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.080.11990200620231990: 0.02 kt1991: 0.028 kt1992: 0.025 kt1993: 0.03 kt1994: 0.03 kt1995: 0.03 kt1996: 0.036 kt1997: 0.037 kt1998: 0.042 kt1999: 0.048 kt2000: 0.054 kt2001: 0.062 kt2002: 0.063 kt2003: 0.071 kt2004: 0.073 kt2005: 0.075 kt2006: 0.085 kt2007: 0.088 kt2008: 0.089 kt2009: 0.089 kt2010: 0.083 kt2011: 0.089 kt2012: 0.083 kt2013: 0.084 kt2014: 0.084 kt2015: 0.092 kt2016: 0.091 kt2017: 0.09 kt2018: 0.091 kt2019: 0.093 kt2020: 0.089 kt2021: 0.089 kt2022: 0.107 kt2023: 0.088 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in China is 0.0878 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in China peaked at 0.1071 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0201 kt, in 1990.

China ranks 36th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in China, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0201 kt
1991 0.0279 kt +38.8%
1992 0.0249 kt -10.8%
1993 0.0299 kt +20.1%
1994 0.0297 kt -0.7%
1995 0.0298 kt +0.3%
1996 0.0356 kt +19.5%
1997 0.0366 kt +2.8%
1998 0.0424 kt +15.8%
1999 0.0482 kt +13.7%
2000 0.0542 kt +12.4%
2001 0.0616 kt +13.7%
2002 0.0633 kt +2.8%
2003 0.0714 kt +12.8%
2004 0.0734 kt +2.8%
2005 0.0754 kt +2.7%
2006 0.0853 kt +13.1%
2007 0.0883 kt +3.5%
2008 0.0893 kt +1.1%
2009 0.0892 kt -0.1%
2010 0.0825 kt -7.5%
2011 0.0895 kt +8.5%
2012 0.0826 kt -7.7%
2013 0.0836 kt +1.2%
2014 0.0836 kt +0.0%
2015 0.0925 kt +10.6%
2016 0.0915 kt -1.1%
2017 0.0902 kt -1.4%
2018 0.091 kt +0.9%
2019 0.0928 kt +2.0%
2020 0.0887 kt -4.4%
2021 0.0888 kt +0.1%
2022 0.1071 kt +20.6%
2023 0.0878 kt -18.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0325 kt 0.0201 kt 0.0482 kt 10
2000s 0.0751 kt 0.0542 kt 0.0893 kt 10
2010s 0.088 kt 0.0825 kt 0.0928 kt 10
2020s 0.0931 kt 0.0878 kt 0.1071 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 33 Ukraine 0.0953 kt compare
  2. 34 Ghana 0.0887 kt compare
  3. 35 Nepal 0.0882 kt compare
  4. 37 Ethiopia 0.0847 kt compare
  5. 37 Peru 0.0847 kt compare
  6. 39 Egypt 0.0815 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in China?
Food retail — emissions in China was 0.0878 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.1071 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0201 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for food retail — emissions?
China ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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