Reference Data in China 2,597 indicators covering reference data for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Regulatory Quality - Governance score 53.74 0-100 2024 up 3.0% 99th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.0713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 57.8% 99th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 68.76 0-100 2024 up 13.0% 42nd Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 83.0% 42nd Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 4.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 115.1% 48th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 4.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 115.1% 48th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 4.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 115.1% 48th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual 4.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 115.2% 47th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 4.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 115.1% 46th Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,902 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 0.8% 65th Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 90.0% 2024 up 30.4% 106th Civil Liberties Score 11 2025 down 26.7% 171st Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 1.3% 20th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 63.9% 45th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 down 4.2% 32nd Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0174 units per square kilometre 2019 up 1.3% 20th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 63.9% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0001 units per person 2019 down 4.2% 32nd Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0174 units per square kilometre 2019 up 1.3% 20th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 63.9% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0001 units per person 2019 down 4.2% 32nd Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2019 up 1.3% 20th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 63.9% 45th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita 0 units per person 2019 down 4.2% 32nd Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 1.3% 20th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 63.9% 45th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 down 4.2% 32nd Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 4,895 2050 — 1st Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 137,062 2050 — 1st Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 137,062 2050 — 1st Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.29 years 2010 up 38.1% 106th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 5.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 31.4% 75th Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 97th Total Reserves, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year 2025 up 137.0% 105th Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.8% 2024 down 93.9% 133rd People not using improved sanitation facilities 12.25 million people 2024 down 93.7% 19th Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 24.2 2016 up 5.7% 129th Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 2.39 2025 unchanged 1st Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.98 2025 down 11.6% 9th Political Civil Liberties Index 0.036 2025 down 60.4% 171st Liberal Political Institutions Index 0.137 2025 down 25.1% 160th Liberal political institutions 0 2025 — 53rd Transparent laws 0 2025 — 44th Access to justice for men 0 2025 — 59th Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1949 — 145th Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy 22,828 2019 up 1,523.2% 17th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA 2019 up 13.9% 84th Democratic change 1 2025 unchanged 23rd Sanitation facilities usage 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 133rd 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, annual growth rate -4.27 % change on previous year 2026 down 882.1% 121st 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per square kilometre 3,689 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.2% 107th Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government 97.1% 2025 unchanged 71st 18_International debt securities, short term 56.23 billion 2026 up 373.0% 19th Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 100.74 billion animals 2024 up 44.0% 66th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0.0098 °C 2024 up 27.0% 2nd Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0.2174 °C 2024 up 38.8% 2nd Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 13.0% 2024 up 19.3% 2nd Landline phone subscriptions 166.51 million 2024 down 33.2% 1st ← Previous Page 10 of 44 Next →