Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China

China: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 15.81 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.81 kt
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
13th
of 190 countries
All-time high
16.48 kt
in 2018
All-time low
5.23 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, 1990–2023

57.51012.51517.51990200620231990: 5.2 kt1991: 5.8 kt1992: 6 kt1993: 6.7 kt1994: 7.5 kt1995: 7.8 kt1996: 7.4 kt1997: 6.9 kt1998: 8.1 kt1999: 8.2 kt2000: 9.4 kt2001: 10.6 kt2002: 11.3 kt2003: 13.2 kt2004: 12.8 kt2005: 13.5 kt2006: 14 kt2007: 15 kt2008: 14.4 kt2009: 14.4 kt2010: 13.4 kt2011: 14.5 kt2012: 14.4 kt2013: 14.9 kt2014: 15.3 kt2015: 14 kt2016: 14 kt2017: 14 kt2018: 16.5 kt2019: 16.1 kt2020: 15.4 kt2021: 15.6 kt2022: 16.3 kt2023: 15.8 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China is 15.81 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China peaked at 16.48 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.23 kt, in 1990.

China ranks 13th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5.23 kt
1991 5.77 kt +10.4%
1992 6.02 kt +4.2%
1993 6.65 kt +10.6%
1994 7.51 kt +12.9%
1995 7.78 kt +3.6%
1996 7.35 kt -5.5%
1997 6.92 kt -5.9%
1998 8.11 kt +17.2%
1999 8.22 kt +1.3%
2000 9.41 kt +14.6%
2001 10.59 kt +12.5%
2002 11.25 kt +6.2%
2003 13.22 kt +17.5%
2004 12.83 kt -3.0%
2005 13.46 kt +4.9%
2006 14.05 kt +4.4%
2007 14.97 kt +6.6%
2008 14.36 kt -4.1%
2009 14.38 kt +0.2%
2010 13.44 kt -6.5%
2011 14.5 kt +7.9%
2012 14.44 kt -0.4%
2013 14.93 kt +3.4%
2014 15.26 kt +2.2%
2015 14.02 kt -8.1%
2016 14.03 kt +0.0%
2017 13.97 kt -0.4%
2018 16.48 kt +18.0%
2019 16.07 kt -2.5%
2020 15.4 kt -4.2%
2021 15.57 kt +1.1%
2022 16.35 kt +5.0%
2023 15.81 kt -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.95 kt 5.23 kt 8.22 kt 10
2000s 12.85 kt 9.41 kt 14.97 kt 10
2010s 14.71 kt 13.44 kt 16.48 kt 10
2020s 15.78 kt 15.4 kt 16.35 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 10 South Africa 26.53 kt compare
  2. 11 Poland 20.47 kt compare
  3. 12 Nigeria 17.74 kt compare
  4. 14 Australia and New Zealand 14.75 kt compare
  5. 15 Australia 14.42 kt compare
  6. 16 Malaysia 14.13 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China was 15.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 16.48 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 5.23 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
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