China, mainland vs Non-Annex I countries: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
260,544 kt
in 2023
Non-Annex I countries
1.39 million kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Non-Annex I countries rank
2nd

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • Non-Annex I countries
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Non-Annex I countries currently reports 1.39 million kt against 260,544 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 1.13 million kt.

That makes Non-Annex I countries's figure about 5.3 times China, mainland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Non-Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd of 225 countries.

Non-Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Non-Annex I countries Difference Ahead
1960s 58,272 kt 376,568 kt 318,297 kt Non-Annex I countries
1970s 92,333 kt 496,047 kt 403,714 kt Non-Annex I countries
1980s 154,987 kt 673,958 kt 518,972 kt Non-Annex I countries
1990s 220,190 kt 885,657 kt 665,467 kt Non-Annex I countries
2000s 255,381 kt 1.06 million kt 805,920 kt Non-Annex I countries
2010s 278,752 kt 1.26 million kt 977,266 kt Non-Annex I countries
2020s 260,343 kt 1.37 million kt 1.11 million kt Non-Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or Non-Annex I countries?
Non-Annex I countries, at 1.39 million kt against 260,544 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries?
1.13 million kt, with Non-Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf