Solid Food Waste — Emissions in China, mainland
China, mainland: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 7,850 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in China, mainland is 7,850 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 7,850 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,972 kt, in 1990.
China, mainland ranks 2nd of 192 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,512 kt | 5,972 kt | 6,911 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,176 kt | 6,967 kt | 7,386 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,613 kt | 7,433 kt | 7,758 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,817 kt | 7,781 kt | 7,850 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 752.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in China, mainland?
- Solid food waste — emissions in China, mainland was 7,850 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,850 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,972 kt in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). 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.