Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in China
China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -1,346 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in China, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
China recorded -1,346 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in China peaked at -728.67 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1,346 Mt CO2e, in 2021.
That places China 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in China, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -728.67 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -728.67 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -728.67 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -728.67 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -728.67 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -728.67 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -769.6 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2007 | -810.53 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2008 | -851.46 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2009 | -892.39 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2010 | -933.32 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2011 | -974.25 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2012 | -1,015 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2013 | -1,056 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2014 | -1,097 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2015 | -1,138 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 2016 | -1,179 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2017 | -1,220 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2018 | -1,261 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2019 | -1,302 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2020 | -1,343 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2021 | -1,346 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -1,346 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,346 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -769.6 Mt CO2e | -892.39 Mt CO2e | -728.67 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,118 Mt CO2e | -1,302 Mt CO2e | -933.32 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,346 Mt CO2e | -1,346 Mt CO2e | -1,343 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in China?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in China was -1,346 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was -728.67 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,346 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- How does China rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- China ranks 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.