LULUCF — Emissions in China

China: LULUCF — Emissions was 1.18 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.18 kt
Change on year
up 144.9%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.08 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.4675 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions in China, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 1.3 kt1991: 1.3 kt1992: 1.3 kt1993: 1.3 kt1994: 1.3 kt1995: 1.3 kt1996: 1.7 kt1997: 1.8 kt1998: 2 kt1999: 1.9 kt2000: 2.1 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 0.633 kt2003: 2.1 kt2004: 1.8 kt2005: 1.1 kt2006: 0.798 kt2007: 1.1 kt2008: 3.1 kt2009: 1.4 kt2010: 1.6 kt2011: 0.956 kt2012: 0.706 kt2013: 0.75 kt2014: 1.4 kt2015: 0.815 kt2016: 0.918 kt2017: 0.468 kt2018: 0.975 kt2019: 1 kt2020: 1.1 kt2021: 0.804 kt2022: 0.48 kt2023: 1.2 kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 1.18 kt for lulucf — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 144.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in China peaked at 3.08 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4675 kt, in 2017.

That places China 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.49 kt 1.26 kt 2 kt 10
2000s 1.53 kt 0.6326 kt 3.08 kt 10
2010s 0.9558 kt 0.4675 kt 1.56 kt 10
2020s 0.8834 kt 0.4805 kt 1.18 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 23 Australia 1.71 kt compare
  2. 24 Ethiopia 1.57 kt compare
  3. 25 Madagascar 1.27 kt compare
  4. 26 China, mainland 1.18 kt compare
  5. 28 Honduras 1.16 kt compare
  6. 29 Cameroon 1.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions in China?
Lulucf — emissions in China was 1.18 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 3.08 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4675 kt in 2017.
How does China rank for lulucf — emissions?
China ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 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