Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in China
China: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1.36 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 1.36 million kt for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in China peaked at 1.36 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 420,293 kt, in 1990.
That places China 2nd out of 227 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.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 420,293 kt | — |
| 1991 | 432,490 kt | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 441,548 kt | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 456,031 kt | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 473,365 kt | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 497,270 kt | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 524,851 kt | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 532,999 kt | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 539,565 kt | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 560,588 kt | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 661,471 kt | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 694,954 kt | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 705,688 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 752,870 kt | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 823,914 kt | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 856,391 kt | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 903,699 kt | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 974,859 kt | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million kt | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million kt | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million kt | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million kt | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million kt | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million kt | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million kt | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million kt | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million kt | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million kt | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.36 million kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,153 kt, 326.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 1.36 million kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 299.78 kt, 4528.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 487,900 kt | 420,293 kt | 560,588 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 841,599 kt | 661,471 kt | 1.04 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million kt | 1.08 million kt | 1.24 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million kt | 1.27 million kt | 1.36 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 1.52 million kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 1.31 million kt compare
- 3 Türkiye 85,193 kt compare
- 4 India 367,832 kt compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 70,525 kt compare
- 5 Russian Federation 230,949 kt compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in China?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in China was 1.36 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,293 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 2nd out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.