LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: LULUCF — Emissions was -835,018 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
-835,018 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
215th
of 217 countries
All-time high
-330,036 kt
in 2009
All-time low
-836,864 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023

-800.0k-600.0k-400.0k1990200620231990: -347.3k kt1991: -347.3k kt1992: -347.3k kt1993: -347.3k kt1994: -347.3k kt1995: -347.2k kt1996: -347.2k kt1997: -347.2k kt1998: -347.2k kt1999: -347.2k kt2000: -347.2k kt2001: -330.1k kt2002: -330.1k kt2003: -330.1k kt2004: -330.1k kt2005: -330.1k kt2006: -330.1k kt2007: -330.1k kt2008: -330.0k kt2009: -330.0k kt2010: -330.0k kt2011: -708.0k kt2012: -708.0k kt2013: -708.0k kt2014: -708.0k kt2015: -708.0k kt2016: -836.9k kt2017: -836.9k kt2018: -836.9k kt2019: -836.8k kt2020: -836.8k kt2021: -835.0k kt2022: -835.0k kt2023: -835.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, lulucf — emissions in China, mainland stood at -835,018 kt.

The figure is down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in China, mainland peaked at -330,036 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, -836,864 kt, in 2017.

China, mainland ranks 215th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -347,249 kt -347,279 kt -347,200 kt 10
2000s -331,770 kt -347,185 kt -330,036 kt 10
2010s -721,727 kt -836,864 kt -330,036 kt 10
2020s -835,464 kt -836,802 kt -835,017 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 212 Belarus -104,266 kt compare
  2. 213 OECD -115,307 kt compare
  3. 214 India -149,609 kt compare
  4. 215 China -835,018 kt compare
  5. 217 Russian Federation -1.10 million kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions in China, mainland?
Lulucf — emissions in China, mainland was -835,018 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was -330,036 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was -836,864 kt in 2017.
How does China, mainland rank for lulucf — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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