Food Transport — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.0672 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0672 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.1436 kt
in 1999
All-time low
0.0451 kt
in 2009
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0.040.060.080.10.120.141990200620231990: 0.056 kt1991: 0.054 kt1992: 0.075 kt1993: 0.068 kt1994: 0.086 kt1995: 0.082 kt1996: 0.078 kt1997: 0.079 kt1998: 0.106 kt1999: 0.144 kt2000: 0.124 kt2001: 0.103 kt2002: 0.084 kt2003: 0.081 kt2004: 0.066 kt2005: 0.065 kt2006: 0.059 kt2007: 0.061 kt2008: 0.06 kt2009: 0.045 kt2010: 0.063 kt2011: 0.065 kt2012: 0.068 kt2013: 0.075 kt2014: 0.077 kt2015: 0.082 kt2016: 0.085 kt2017: 0.089 kt2018: 0.087 kt2019: 0.088 kt2020: 0.087 kt2021: 0.083 kt2022: 0.067 kt2023: 0.067 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food transport — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 0.0672 kt.

That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 0.1436 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0451 kt, in 2009.

That places China, Hong Kong SAR 105th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0564 kt
1991 0.0542 kt -3.8%
1992 0.0748 kt +37.9%
1993 0.0682 kt -8.8%
1994 0.0859 kt +25.9%
1995 0.0823 kt -4.1%
1996 0.0776 kt -5.7%
1997 0.0789 kt +1.6%
1998 0.1058 kt +34.2%
1999 0.1436 kt +35.7%
2000 0.1243 kt -13.4%
2001 0.1026 kt -17.5%
2002 0.0844 kt -17.7%
2003 0.0808 kt -4.4%
2004 0.0662 kt -18.0%
2005 0.0654 kt -1.3%
2006 0.0594 kt -9.2%
2007 0.0609 kt +2.6%
2008 0.06 kt -1.5%
2009 0.0451 kt -24.8%
2010 0.0627 kt +39.0%
2011 0.0651 kt +4.0%
2012 0.0679 kt +4.2%
2013 0.0747 kt +10.0%
2014 0.0765 kt +2.5%
2015 0.0817 kt +6.8%
2016 0.0853 kt +4.4%
2017 0.0887 kt +4.0%
2018 0.0873 kt -1.6%
2019 0.0883 kt +1.2%
2020 0.0867 kt -1.8%
2021 0.0831 kt -4.2%
2022 0.0672 kt -19.1%
2023 0.0672 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0828 kt 0.0542 kt 0.1436 kt 10
2000s 0.0749 kt 0.0451 kt 0.1243 kt 10
2010s 0.0778 kt 0.0627 kt 0.0887 kt 10
2020s 0.0761 kt 0.0672 kt 0.0867 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 102 Botswana 0.0705 kt compare
  2. 103 Slovakia 0.0702 kt compare
  3. 104 Croatia 0.0687 kt compare
  4. 106 Guinea 0.0669 kt compare
  5. 107 Lithuania 0.0646 kt compare
  6. 108 Zambia 0.0635 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Food transport — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.0672 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 0.1436 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0451 kt in 2009.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for food transport — emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 105th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.