Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in China, mainland

China, mainland: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.24 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1966
All-time low
0.9517 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in China, mainland, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in 2023.

The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in China, mainland peaked at 2.24 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.9517 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2015.

That places China, mainland 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1963 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1964 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1965 2.19 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1966 2.24 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1967 2.23 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1968 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1969 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg -7.2%
1970 2 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1971 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1972 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1973 1.93 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1974 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
1975 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1976 2 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1977 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1978 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg -19.9%
1979 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg -10.8%
1980 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
1981 1.39 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
1982 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg -6.6%
1983 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
1984 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg +18.6%
1985 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg +6.5%
1986 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1987 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg +3.0%
1988 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
1989 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg +9.1%
1990 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
1991 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1992 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1993 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1994 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1995 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1996 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1997 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg +12.2%
1998 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
1999 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg -6.1%
2000 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg -11.0%
2001 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg -17.9%
2002 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg -8.6%
2003 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg -9.6%
2004 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2005 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
2006 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
2007 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
2008 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
2009 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2010 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2011 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
2012 0.9815 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2013 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
2014 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2015 0.9517 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
2016 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
2017 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2018 0.9864 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2019 0.9864 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2020 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2021 0.9864 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2022 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2023 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg 2.05 kg CO2eq/kg 2.24 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.89 kg CO2eq/kg 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.71 kg CO2eq/kg 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.998 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9517 kg CO2eq/kg 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9864 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 117 Bulgaria 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 118 Kazakhstan 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 119 Czechoslovakia 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 121 China 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 122 Ecuador 0.9752 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 123 Jamaica 0.9365 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in China, mainland?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in China, mainland was 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 2.24 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9517 kg CO2eq/kg in 2015.
How does China, mainland rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
China, mainland ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.