Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China
China: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0237 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0237 kt per square kilometre for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0237 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.018 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
China ranks 44th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0214 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0237 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0121 kt per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0237 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0076 kt per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 41 Nigeria 0.0265 kt per square kilometre compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 0.0264 kt per square kilometre compare
- 43 Costa Rica 0.0252 kt per square kilometre compare
- 45 Guatemala 0.0224 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Iraq 0.022 kt per square kilometre compare
- 47 Andorra 0.0217 kt per square kilometre compare
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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China was 0.0237 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0237 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does China rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 44th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.