Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in China
China: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
China recorded 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in China peaked at 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.946 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2015.
That places China 121st 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, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.97 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9999 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.976 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.946 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9797 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9788 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9788 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9793 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9796 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9797 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.87 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9999 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9916 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.946 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9797 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9793 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 118 Kazakhstan 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 119 Czechoslovakia 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 120 China, mainland 0.9865 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 122 Ecuador 0.9752 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 123 Jamaica 0.9365 kg CO2eq/kg compare
- 124 Suriname 0.9241 kg CO2eq/kg compare
More climate change data for China
- 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)
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- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in China?
- Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in China was 0.9802 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.946 kg CO2eq/kg in 2015.
- How does China rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
- China ranks 121st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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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.