Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 219,788 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (co2eq) in China, mainland is 219,788 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 (co2eq) in China, mainland peaked at 219,788 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 167,215 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 | 182,340 kt | 167,215 kt | 193,517 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,918 kt | 195,077 kt | 206,803 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,170 kt | 208,116 kt | 217,232 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,888 kt | 217,861 kt | 219,788 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 (co2eq) in China, mainland?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in China, mainland was 219,788 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 219,788 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,215 kt in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.