Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0019 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions in China, mainland, 1997–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in China, mainland is 0.0019 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.6% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 0.022 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt, in 1998.
That places China, mainland 155th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0004 kt | — |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 kt | +247.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kt | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 kt | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 kt | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 kt | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 kt | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 kt | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 kt | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 kt | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 kt | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 kt | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 kt | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 kt | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 kt | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 kt | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 kt | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 kt | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 kt | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 kt | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 kt | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 kt | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.022 kt | +500.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 kt | -91.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +500.1% | 0.0037 kt | 0.022 kt |
| 2000 | +247.4% | 0.0003 kt | 0.0012 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt | 0.0003 kt | 0.0004 kt | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 kt | 0.0012 kt | 0.0042 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 kt | 0.0038 kt | 0.0054 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 kt | 0.0019 kt | 0.022 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in China, mainland?
- Food retail — emissions in China, mainland was 0.0019 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.022 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt in 1998.
- How does China, mainland rank for food retail — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 155th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.