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

China: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 9,274 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9,274 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 169 countries
All-time high
9,360 kt
in 2017
All-time low
4,863 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 5.6k kt1991: 5.8k kt1992: 5.3k kt1993: 5.1k kt1994: 5.5k kt1995: 6.3k kt1996: 6.5k kt1997: 6.6k kt1998: 6.7k kt1999: 6.4k kt2000: 6.1k kt2001: 6.3k kt2002: 4.9k kt2003: 5.6k kt2004: 5.9k kt2005: 6.2k kt2006: 6.5k kt2007: 6.9k kt2008: 7.1k kt2009: 7.2k kt2010: 7.4k kt2011: 7.7k kt2012: 7.6k kt2013: 8.0k kt2014: 8.0k kt2015: 8.5k kt2016: 9.0k kt2017: 9.4k kt2018: 8.9k kt2019: 8.9k kt2020: 9.2k kt2021: 8.9k kt2022: 9.3k kt2023: 9.3k 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 stood at 9,274 kt.

The figure is up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China peaked at 9,360 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,863 kt, in 2002.

China ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, 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, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,599 kt
1991 5,797 kt +3.5%
1992 5,348 kt -7.7%
1993 5,101 kt -4.6%
1994 5,528 kt +8.4%
1995 6,266 kt +13.3%
1996 6,464 kt +3.2%
1997 6,640 kt +2.7%
1998 6,652 kt +0.2%
1999 6,401 kt -3.8%
2000 6,077 kt -5.1%
2001 6,283 kt +3.4%
2002 4,863 kt -22.6%
2003 5,564 kt +14.4%
2004 5,936 kt +6.7%
2005 6,242 kt +5.1%
2006 6,530 kt +4.6%
2007 6,856 kt +5.0%
2008 7,071 kt +3.1%
2009 7,196 kt +1.8%
2010 7,396 kt +2.8%
2011 7,706 kt +4.2%
2012 7,635 kt -0.9%
2013 8,032 kt +5.2%
2014 8,045 kt +0.2%
2015 8,494 kt +5.6%
2016 9,008 kt +6.1%
2017 9,360 kt +3.9%
2018 8,928 kt -4.6%
2019 8,869 kt -0.7%
2020 9,158 kt +3.3%
2021 8,928 kt -2.5%
2022 9,274 kt +3.9%
2023 9,274 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,980 kt 5,101 kt 6,652 kt 10
2000s 6,262 kt 4,863 kt 7,196 kt 10
2010s 8,347 kt 7,396 kt 9,360 kt 10
2020s 9,159 kt 8,928 kt 9,274 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 China, mainland 9,161 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

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?
On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China was 9,274 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?
The highest recorded value was 9,360 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 4,863 kt in 2002.
How does China rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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