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June 19, 2026Carbon NeutralityOpen Access

Measuring carbon footprints of major crops in China: spatial distribution features and carbon burdens from both production and consumption perspectives

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YWYifan WuMLMeng LiJLJingyu Liu

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Randomized trial measures carbon emissions impacts of crop production and consumption in China, highlighting regional disparities.

Key Points

  • To assess carbon emissions of major crops in China from production and consumption perspectives.
  • Constructed a multi-regional input-output (MRIO) model for carbon emissions analysis.
  • Integrated crop-specific emission factors for six major crops across 31 provinces in China.
  • Analyzed production and consumption-based carbon emissions distributions.
  • Production-based emissions concentrated in Heilongjiang (47.7 Tg CO₂e), Henan (49.57 Tg CO₂e), and Hunan (44.39 Tg CO₂e).
  • Consumption-based emissions primarily in Guangdong (57.84 Tg CO₂e), Shanghai (34.12 Tg CO₂e), and Beijing (17.97 Tg CO₂e).
  • Henan, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Hebei produced 64.76% of total wheat emissions, while Heilongjiang was responsible for ~33.6% of soybean emissions.

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Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dd4965a5b0777af2d113https://doi.org/10.1007/s43979-026-00175-w
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