Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland

China, mainland: Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) was 10,703 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,703 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
3rd
of 119 countries
All-time high
10,704 kt
in 2022
All-time low
9,335 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 9.3k kt1991: 9.4k kt1992: 9.4k kt1993: 9.4k kt1994: 9.5k kt1995: 9.6k kt1996: 9.6k kt1997: 9.7k kt1998: 9.7k kt1999: 9.7k kt2000: 9.8k kt2001: 9.8k kt2002: 9.8k kt2003: 9.9k kt2004: 9.9k kt2005: 10.0k kt2006: 10.0k kt2007: 10.1k kt2008: 10.2k kt2009: 10.3k kt2010: 10.3k kt2011: 10.4k kt2012: 10.4k kt2013: 10.5k kt2014: 10.5k kt2015: 10.5k kt2016: 10.5k kt2017: 10.6k kt2018: 10.6k kt2019: 10.6k kt2020: 10.6k kt2021: 10.7k kt2022: 10.7k kt2023: 10.7k kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 10,703 kt for incineration — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incineration — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland peaked at 10,704 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,335 kt, in 1990.

That places China, mainland 3rd out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9,335 kt —
1991 9,356 kt +0.2%
1992 9,394 kt +0.4%
1993 9,408 kt +0.2%
1994 9,492 kt +0.9%
1995 9,584 kt +1.0%
1996 9,641 kt +0.6%
1997 9,679 kt +0.4%
1998 9,703 kt +0.2%
1999 9,724 kt +0.2%
2000 9,760 kt +0.4%
2001 9,795 kt +0.4%
2002 9,828 kt +0.3%
2003 9,871 kt +0.4%
2004 9,928 kt +0.6%
2005 9,983 kt +0.6%
2006 10,048 kt +0.7%
2007 10,137 kt +0.9%
2008 10,228 kt +0.9%
2009 10,264 kt +0.4%
2010 10,326 kt +0.6%
2011 10,402 kt +0.7%
2012 10,445 kt +0.4%
2013 10,485 kt +0.4%
2014 10,517 kt +0.3%
2015 10,536 kt +0.2%
2016 10,541 kt +0.1%
2017 10,573 kt +0.3%
2018 10,616 kt +0.4%
2019 10,625 kt +0.1%
2020 10,635 kt +0.1%
2021 10,703 kt +0.6%
2022 10,704 kt +0.0%
2023 10,703 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,532 kt 9,335 kt 9,724 kt 10
2000s 9,984 kt 9,760 kt 10,264 kt 10
2010s 10,507 kt 10,326 kt 10,625 kt 10
2020s 10,686 kt 10,635 kt 10,704 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 13,849 kt compare
  2. 2 China 11,228 kt compare
  3. 4 Japan 3,870 kt compare
  4. 4 Viet Nam 380.17 kt compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 2,604 kt compare
  6. 5 Republic of Moldova 94.65 kt compare
  7. 6 Germany 1,832 kt compare
  8. 6 Türkiye 71.55 kt compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incineration — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland?
Incineration — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland was 10,703 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 10,704 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest incineration — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 9,335 kt in 1990.
How does China, mainland rank for incineration — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
Is incineration — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 5,004 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.