Total Energy — Emissions in China
China: Total Energy — Emissions was 23.67 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Energy — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 23.67 kt for total energy — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total energy — emissions in China peaked at 23.67 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.07 kt, in 2002.
China ranks 2nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total Energy — Emissions in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.97 kt | — |
| 1991 | 13.09 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.93 kt | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 13.3 kt | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 13.6 kt | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 14.69 kt | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 15.1 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 15.58 kt | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 15.94 kt | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 17.49 kt | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 18.32 kt | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 19.22 kt | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 12.07 kt | -37.2% |
| 2003 | 13.84 kt | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 15.87 kt | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 18.18 kt | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 18.79 kt | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.81 kt | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 15.56 kt | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 15.86 kt | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.76 kt | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 17.63 kt | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 18.46 kt | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 19.85 kt | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 20.49 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.58 kt | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.7 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 21.36 kt | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 20.47 kt | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 20.56 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.81 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.03 kt | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 23.67 kt | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 23.67 kt | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 23.67 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0242 kt, 978.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- China's 23.67 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.097 kt, 243.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Energy — Emissions in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -37.2% | 19.22 kt | 12.07 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.47 kt | 12.93 kt | 17.49 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.45 kt | 12.07 kt | 19.22 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.69 kt | 16.76 kt | 21.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8 kt | 20.81 kt | 23.67 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 total energy — emissions in China?
- Total energy — emissions in China was 23.67 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total energy — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 23.67 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest total energy — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.07 kt in 2002.
- How does China rank for total energy — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total energy — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Total Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.