Food Retail — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0299 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0299 kt
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0339 kt
in 2014
All-time low
0.0144 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.014 kt1991: 0.016 kt1992: 0.016 kt1993: 0.018 kt1994: 0.02 kt1995: 0.021 kt1996: 0.017 kt1997: 0.015 kt1998: 0.017 kt1999: 0.016 kt2000: 0.018 kt2001: 0.021 kt2002: 0.022 kt2003: 0.027 kt2004: 0.025 kt2005: 0.027 kt2006: 0.027 kt2007: 0.03 kt2008: 0.029 kt2009: 0.029 kt2010: 0.026 kt2011: 0.03 kt2012: 0.031 kt2013: 0.033 kt2014: 0.034 kt2015: 0.03 kt2016: 0.03 kt2017: 0.029 kt2018: 0.03 kt2019: 0.03 kt2020: 0.028 kt2021: 0.029 kt2022: 0.029 kt2023: 0.03 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR is 0.0299 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 0.0339 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 kt, in 1990.

That places China, Hong Kong SAR 24th 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 in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0144 kt
1991 0.0157 kt +8.8%
1992 0.0162 kt +3.5%
1993 0.0177 kt +8.8%
1994 0.0199 kt +12.8%
1995 0.0208 kt +4.2%
1996 0.0175 kt -16.0%
1997 0.0149 kt -14.4%
1998 0.0175 kt +17.1%
1999 0.0161 kt -8.0%
2000 0.0184 kt +14.1%
2001 0.0207 kt +12.5%
2002 0.0221 kt +7.1%
2003 0.027 kt +22.1%
2004 0.0254 kt -5.8%
2005 0.0268 kt +5.4%
2006 0.0274 kt +2.2%
2007 0.0304 kt +10.8%
2008 0.0289 kt -4.9%
2009 0.0292 kt +1.2%
2010 0.0262 kt -10.5%
2011 0.0304 kt +16.3%
2012 0.031 kt +2.0%
2013 0.0326 kt +5.2%
2014 0.0339 kt +3.8%
2015 0.0298 kt -11.9%
2016 0.0298 kt -0.1%
2017 0.029 kt -2.6%
2018 0.0305 kt +5.0%
2019 0.03 kt -1.6%
2020 0.0282 kt -5.8%
2021 0.0295 kt +4.4%
2022 0.0291 kt -1.2%
2023 0.0299 kt +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0171 kt 0.0144 kt 0.0208 kt 10
2000s 0.0256 kt 0.0184 kt 0.0304 kt 10
2010s 0.0303 kt 0.0262 kt 0.0339 kt 10
2020s 0.0292 kt 0.0282 kt 0.0299 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 21 Myanmar 0.0404 kt compare
  2. 22 Madagascar 0.0402 kt compare
  3. 23 Italy 0.0366 kt compare
  4. 25 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0295 kt compare
  5. 26 Cameroon 0.0293 kt compare
  6. 27 Morocco 0.0291 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Food retail — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.0299 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 0.0339 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 kt in 1990.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for food retail — emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.