On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, mainland

China, mainland: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 9,161 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,161 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
9,255 kt
in 2017
All-time low
4,780 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, mainland, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 5.5k kt1991: 5.7k kt1992: 5.3k kt1993: 5.0k kt1994: 5.5k kt1995: 6.2k kt1996: 6.4k kt1997: 6.6k kt1998: 6.6k kt1999: 6.3k kt2000: 6.0k kt2001: 6.2k kt2002: 4.8k kt2003: 5.5k kt2004: 5.8k kt2005: 6.2k kt2006: 6.4k kt2007: 6.8k kt2008: 7.0k kt2009: 7.1k kt2010: 7.3k kt2011: 7.6k kt2012: 7.5k kt2013: 7.9k kt2014: 7.9k kt2015: 8.4k kt2016: 8.9k kt2017: 9.3k kt2018: 8.8k kt2019: 8.8k kt2020: 9.0k kt2021: 8.8k kt2022: 9.2k kt2023: 9.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland stood at 9,161 kt.

That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland peaked at 9,255 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,780 kt, in 2002.

That places China, mainland 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,538 kt
1991 5,732 kt +3.5%
1992 5,287 kt -7.8%
1993 5,033 kt -4.8%
1994 5,459 kt +8.5%
1995 6,192 kt +13.4%
1996 6,384 kt +3.1%
1997 6,559 kt +2.7%
1998 6,579 kt +0.3%
1999 6,325 kt -3.9%
2000 5,996 kt -5.2%
2001 6,203 kt +3.4%
2002 4,780 kt -22.9%
2003 5,477 kt +14.6%
2004 5,846 kt +6.7%
2005 6,153 kt +5.2%
2006 6,438 kt +4.6%
2007 6,765 kt +5.1%
2008 6,980 kt +3.2%
2009 7,106 kt +1.8%
2010 7,306 kt +2.8%
2011 7,611 kt +4.2%
2012 7,541 kt -0.9%
2013 7,936 kt +5.2%
2014 7,946 kt +0.1%
2015 8,392 kt +5.6%
2016 8,907 kt +6.1%
2017 9,255 kt +3.9%
2018 8,824 kt -4.7%
2019 8,763 kt -0.7%
2020 9,045 kt +3.2%
2021 8,813 kt -2.6%
2022 9,161 kt +3.9%
2023 9,161 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,909 kt 5,033 kt 6,579 kt 10
2000s 6,175 kt 4,780 kt 7,106 kt 10
2010s 8,248 kt 7,306 kt 9,255 kt 10
2020s 9,045 kt 8,813 kt 9,161 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 9,274 kt compare
  2. 3 India 8,094 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 467.38 kt compare
  4. 4 Viet Nam 307.26 kt compare
  5. 4 OECD 7,678 kt compare
  6. 5 Russian Federation 1,409 kt compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland?
On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland was 9,161 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 9,255 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,780 kt in 2002.
How does China, mainland rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 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