Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in China
China: Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0597 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0597 kt for food retail — emissions 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 in China peaked at 0.0622 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 kt, in 1990.
China ranks 14th of 209 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 (N2O) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0197 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0218 kt | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0227 kt | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0251 kt | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0283 kt | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0294 kt | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0277 kt | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 kt | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0306 kt | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.031 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 kt | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.04 kt | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0425 kt | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0499 kt | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0484 kt | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0508 kt | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.053 kt | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 kt | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0542 kt | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0543 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0507 kt | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0547 kt | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0545 kt | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0564 kt | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 kt | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0529 kt | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0529 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0527 kt | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0622 kt | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0607 kt | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0581 kt | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0588 kt | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0617 kt | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0597 kt | -3.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0597 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0024 kt, 24.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0597 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.001 kt, 62.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0262 kt | 0.0197 kt | 0.031 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0485 kt | 0.0355 kt | 0.0565 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0555 kt | 0.0507 kt | 0.0622 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0596 kt | 0.0581 kt | 0.0617 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions in China?
- Food retail — emissions in China was 0.0597 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 0.0622 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for food retail — emissions?
- China ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions 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 (N2O). 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.