Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China
China: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0046 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China is 0.0046 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0046 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places China 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0046 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0084 kt per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0046 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 kt per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 105 India 0.005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 106 Cambodia 0.0047 kt per square kilometre compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 0.0047 kt per square kilometre compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0045 kt per square kilometre compare
- 110 Chile 0.0044 kt per square kilometre compare
- 111 Benin 0.0044 kt per square kilometre compare
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 transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China was 0.0046 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does China rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.