Share global food emissions in China
China: Share global food emissions was 13.5 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
13.5
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
13.97
in 2013
All-time low
10.12
in 2002
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in China, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in China stood at 13.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in China peaked at 13.97 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.12, in 2002.
That places China 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.37 | — |
| 1991 | 10.43 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.35 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.3 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.41 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 10.97 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 10.88 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.28 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 10.76 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 10.81 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.3 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.63 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 10.12 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 10.56 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.21 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 12.19 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.69 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 12.83 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.91 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.04 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.84 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 13.78 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.97 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.78 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.5 | -2.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 13.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 133.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 13.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319, 423.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.56 | 10.28 | 10.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.53 | 10.12 | 12.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.65 | 13.04 | 13.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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 share global food emissions in China?
- Share global food emissions in China was 13.5 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.97 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.12 in 2002.
- How does China rank for share global food emissions?
- China ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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