LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China
China: LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was -834,346 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, lulucf — emissions (co2eq) in China stood at -834,346 kt.
The figure is down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions (co2eq) in China peaked at -328,283 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, -836,597 kt, in 2017.
That places China 254th out of 257 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -346,484 kt | — |
| 1991 | -346,484 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -346,484 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -346,486 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -346,486 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -346,441 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -345,925 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | -345,847 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -345,598 kt | -0.1% |
| 1999 | -345,716 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | -345,511 kt | -0.1% |
| 2001 | -329,424 kt | -4.7% |
| 2002 | -329,716 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -328,871 kt | -0.3% |
| 2004 | -329,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -329,428 kt | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -329,598 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -329,406 kt | -0.1% |
| 2008 | -328,283 kt | -0.3% |
| 2009 | -329,241 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -329,143 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -707,420 kt | +114.9% |
| 2012 | -707,561 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -707,541 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -707,169 kt | -0.1% |
| 2015 | -707,503 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -836,338 kt | +18.2% |
| 2017 | -836,597 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -836,305 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -836,229 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -836,190 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -834,558 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | -834,744 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -834,346 kt | -0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -834,346 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.57 kt. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -114.9% | -329,143 kt | -707,420 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -346,195 kt | -346,486 kt | -345,598 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -330,849 kt | -345,511 kt | -328,283 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -721,181 kt | -836,597 kt | -329,143 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -834,960 kt | -836,190 kt | -834,346 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 251 Belarus -104,265 kt compare
- 252 India -146,467 kt compare
- 253 United States -336,759 kt compare
- 254 China, mainland -834,346 kt compare
- 256 Russian Federation -1.09 million kt compare
- 256 Russia -1.09 million kt 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 lulucf — emissions (co2eq) in China?
- Lulucf — emissions (co2eq) in China was -834,346 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was -328,283 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -836,597 kt in 2017.
- How does China rank for lulucf — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 254th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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