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Land-use change — Emissions in China

China: Land-use change — Emissions was 0 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kt
World rank
97th
of 216 countries
All-time high
6,395 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in China, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 0 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0 kt1995: 0 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 6.4k kt2017: 6.4k kt2018: 6.4k kt2019: 6.4k kt2020: 6.4k kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in China is 0 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in China peaked at 6,395 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1990.

That places China 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2000s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2010s 2,558 kt 0 kt 6,395 kt 10
2020s 1,599 kt 0 kt 6,395 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 94 Cyprus 15.53 kt compare
  2. 95 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.45 kt compare
  3. 96 Jordan 0.502 kt compare
  4. 97 Afghanistan 0 kt
  5. 97 Albania 0 kt compare
  6. 97 American Samoa 0 kt compare
  7. 97 Andorra 0 kt compare
  8. 97 Armenia 0 kt compare
  9. 97 Aruba 0 kt
  10. 97 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
  11. 97 Azerbaijan 0 kt compare
  12. 97 Bahamas 0 kt
  13. 97 Bahrain 0 kt
  14. 97 Barbados 0 kt
  15. 97 Belarus 0 kt compare
  16. 97 Belgium 0 kt compare
  17. 97 Bermuda 0 kt
  18. 97 Botswana 0 kt
  19. 97 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
  20. 97 Burundi 0 kt compare
  21. 97 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
  22. 97 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt
  23. 97 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
  24. 97 China, mainland 0 kt compare
  25. 97 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kt
  26. 97 Comoros 0 kt compare
  27. 97 Cuba 0 kt compare
  28. 97 Czechia 0 kt compare
  29. 97 Denmark 0 kt compare
  30. 97 Djibouti 0 kt
  31. 97 Dominican Republic 0 kt compare
  32. 97 Egypt 0 kt
  33. 97 El Salvador 0 kt compare
  34. 97 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
  35. 97 Faroe Islands 0 kt
  36. 97 Fiji 0 kt
  37. 97 Finland 0 kt compare
  38. 97 France 0 kt
  39. 97 French Polynesia 0 kt
  40. 97 Georgia 0 kt
  41. 97 Germany 0 kt
  42. 97 Ghana 0 kt
  43. 97 Gibraltar 0 kt
  44. 97 Greece 0 kt
  45. 97 Greenland 0 kt
  46. 97 Grenada 0 kt
  47. 97 Guadeloupe 0 kt compare
  48. 97 Guam 0 kt
  49. 97 Haiti 0 kt compare
  50. 97 Holy See 0 kt
  51. 97 Hungary 0 kt compare
  52. 97 Iceland 0 kt
  53. 97 India 0 kt
  54. 97 Ireland 0 kt compare
  55. 97 Isle of Man 0 kt
  56. 97 Jamaica 0 kt compare
  57. 97 Kazakhstan 0 kt compare
  58. 97 Kenya 0 kt compare
  59. 97 Kiribati 0 kt
  60. 97 Kuwait 0 kt
  61. 97 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
  62. 97 Latvia 0 kt compare
  63. 97 Lebanon 0 kt
  64. 97 Lesotho 0 kt
  65. 97 Liechtenstein 0 kt
  66. 97 Lithuania 0 kt compare
  67. 97 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
  68. 97 Maldives 0 kt
  69. 97 Malta 0 kt
  70. 97 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
  71. 97 Martinique 0 kt
  72. 97 Mauritius 0 kt compare
  73. 97 Monaco 0 kt
  74. 97 Mongolia 0 kt compare
  75. 97 Montenegro 0 kt
  76. 97 Naoero 0 kt
  77. 97 Nepal 0 kt compare
  78. 97 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
  79. 97 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
  80. 97 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
  81. 97 New Zealand 0 kt compare
  82. 97 Norfolk Island 0 kt
  83. 97 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
  84. 97 Oman 0 kt
  85. 97 Pakistan 0 kt compare
  86. 97 Palau 0 kt
  87. 97 Palestine, State of 0 kt
  88. 97 Philippines 0 kt compare
  89. 97 Pitcairn 0 kt
  90. 97 Poland 0 kt
  91. 97 Portugal 0 kt compare
  92. 97 Qatar 0 kt
  93. 97 Réunion 0 kt
  94. 97 Russian Federation 0 kt compare
  95. 97 Rwanda 0 kt compare
  96. 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
  97. 97 Saint Lucia 0 kt
  98. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
  99. 97 San Marino 0 kt
  100. 97 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt compare
  101. 97 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
  102. 97 Serbia 0 kt
  103. 97 Serbia and Montenegro 0 kt
  104. 97 Singapore 0 kt compare
  105. 97 Slovak Republic 0 kt compare
  106. 97 South Africa 0 kt
  107. 97 South Sudan 0 kt compare
  108. 97 Spain 0 kt compare
  109. 97 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
  110. 97 Switzerland 0 kt compare
  111. 97 Tajikistan 0 kt
  112. 97 Tonga 0 kt
  113. 97 Turkmenistan 0 kt
  114. 97 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
  115. 97 Tuvalu 0 kt
  116. 97 Ukraine 0 kt compare
  117. 97 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
  118. 97 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt
  119. 97 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
  120. 97 Uruguay 0 kt
  121. 97 Uzbekistan 0 kt compare
  122. 97 Yemen 0 kt

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in China?
Land-use change — emissions in China was 0 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 6,395 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for land-use change — emissions?
China ranks 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf