Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions in China

China: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per person
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
120th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0002 kt per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in China is 0.0001 kt per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in China peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 2017.

China ranks 120th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions in China, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person —
1962 0.0001 kt per person -6.2%
1963 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
1964 0.0001 kt per person +1.0%
1965 0.0001 kt per person +4.6%
1966 0.0001 kt per person -0.6%
1967 0.0001 kt per person +1.9%
1968 0.0001 kt per person -0.9%
1969 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
1970 0.0001 kt per person -3.1%
1971 0.0001 kt per person -2.8%
1972 0.0001 kt per person -2.5%
1973 0.0001 kt per person -3.1%
1974 0.0001 kt per person -2.7%
1975 0.0001 kt per person -2.0%
1976 0.0001 kt per person -3.3%
1977 0.0001 kt per person -4.4%
1978 0.0001 kt per person -3.4%
1979 0.0001 kt per person -1.3%
1980 0.0001 kt per person -1.8%
1981 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
1982 0.0001 kt per person +0.8%
1983 0.0001 kt per person +4.1%
1984 0.0001 kt per person +1.6%
1985 0.0001 kt per person +4.4%
1986 0.0001 kt per person +5.1%
1987 0.0001 kt per person +3.9%
1988 0.0001 kt per person +1.5%
1989 0.0001 kt per person +2.3%
1990 0.0001 kt per person +0.5%
1991 0.0001 kt per person +2.8%
1992 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1993 0.0001 kt per person +2.6%
1994 0.0001 kt per person +4.8%
1995 0.0001 kt per person +9.5%
1996 0.0002 kt per person +7.2%
1997 0.0001 kt per person -18.4%
1998 0.0001 kt per person +8.8%
1999 0.0001 kt per person +1.6%
2000 0.0001 kt per person +1.8%
2001 0.0001 kt per person -4.4%
2002 0.0001 kt per person -7.0%
2003 0.0001 kt per person -4.7%
2004 0.0001 kt per person -4.0%
2005 0.0001 kt per person -5.6%
2006 0.0001 kt per person -5.3%
2007 0.0001 kt per person -8.2%
2008 0.0001 kt per person +0.9%
2009 0.0001 kt per person -17.9%
2010 0.0001 kt per person -3.4%
2011 0.0001 kt per person -5.7%
2012 0.0001 kt per person -3.7%
2013 0.0001 kt per person -2.6%
2014 0.0001 kt per person -1.4%
2015 0.0001 kt per person +1.1%
2016 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
2017 0.0001 kt per person -3.4%
2018 0.0001 kt per person +2.1%
2019 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
2020 0.0001 kt per person +3.7%
2021 0.0001 kt per person +1.5%
2022 0.0001 kt per person +3.4%
2023 0.0001 kt per person +1.9%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 47% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 117 North Macedonia 0.0001 kt per person compare
  2. 118 India 0.0001 kt per person compare
  3. 119 Oman 0.0001 kt per person compare
  4. 121 Ghana 0.0001 kt per person compare
  5. 122 Montenegro 0.0001 kt per person compare
  6. 123 Congo 0.0001 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in China?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in China was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1996.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2017.
How does China rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 120th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.