Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in China
China: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 7,930 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in China, 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 is 7,930 kt, measured 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 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in China peaked at 7,930 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,046 kt, in 1990.
China ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,046 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6,209 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6,350 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6,469 kt | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6,579 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6,682 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6,775 kt | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 6,856 kt | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 6,927 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6,989 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7,045 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,095 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7,142 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7,186 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,230 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7,273 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 7,317 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,366 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7,417 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7,464 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7,511 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7,560 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7,606 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7,649 kt | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 7,688 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,724 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,754 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7,783 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7,813 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7,838 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7,861 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7,889 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7,911 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7,930 kt | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7,930 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 155.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 7,930 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 139.09 kt, 57.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,588 kt | 6,046 kt | 6,989 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,254 kt | 7,045 kt | 7,464 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,693 kt | 7,511 kt | 7,838 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,898 kt | 7,861 kt | 7,930 kt | 4 |
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 solid food waste — emissions in China?
- Solid food waste — emissions in China was 7,930 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7,930 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,046 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- China ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.