Pre- and post-production — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 10,702 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,702 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 216 countries
All-time high
10,713 kt
in 2013
All-time low
8,131 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.1k kt1991: 8.3k kt1992: 8.5k kt1993: 8.7k kt1994: 8.8k kt1995: 8.9k kt1996: 9.1k kt1997: 9.1k kt1998: 9.3k kt1999: 9.3k kt2000: 9.6k kt2001: 9.7k kt2002: 9.7k kt2003: 9.8k kt2004: 9.9k kt2005: 10.0k kt2006: 10.1k kt2007: 10.2k kt2008: 10.4k kt2009: 10.4k kt2010: 10.5k kt2011: 10.6k kt2012: 10.6k kt2013: 10.7k kt2014: 10.6k kt2015: 10.6k kt2016: 10.6k kt2017: 10.6k kt2018: 10.6k kt2019: 10.7k kt2020: 10.7k kt2021: 10.6k kt2022: 10.7k kt2023: 10.7k kt

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

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 10,702 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 10,713 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,131 kt, in 1990.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,811 kt 8,131 kt 9,325 kt 10
2000s 9,996 kt 9,555 kt 10,438 kt 10
2010s 10,626 kt 10,518 kt 10,713 kt 10
2020s 10,677 kt 10,646 kt 10,702 kt 4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 2 China, mainland 10,573 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  3. 4 India 5,780 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in China (People’s Republic of)?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) was 10,702 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 10,713 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 8,131 kt in 1990.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 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