Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China
China: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2.46 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 2.46 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China peaked at 3 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5634 kt, in 1990.
That places China 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5634 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.7822 kt | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6977 kt | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8368 kt | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8319 kt | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8352 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9963 kt | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 1.03 kt | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.19 kt | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 1.35 kt | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 1.52 kt | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 1.73 kt | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 1.77 kt | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2 kt | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 2.06 kt | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.11 kt | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.39 kt | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 2.47 kt | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.31 kt | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.51 kt | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.31 kt | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.34 kt | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.34 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.59 kt | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 2.56 kt | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.53 kt | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.55 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.48 kt | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.49 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3 kt | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 2.46 kt | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9106 kt | 0.5634 kt | 1.35 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 kt | 1.52 kt | 2.5 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 kt | 2.31 kt | 2.6 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 kt | 2.46 kt | 3 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China was 2.46 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5634 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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