AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in China

China: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 1,118 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,118 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
1,209 kt
in 2015
All-time low
857.13 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in China, 1990–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 857.1 kt1991: 877 kt1992: 892.2 kt1993: 858.3 kt1994: 900.1 kt1995: 1.0k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.0k kt1998: 1.0k kt1999: 1.1k kt2000: 1.0k kt2001: 1.0k kt2002: 1.1k kt2003: 1.1k kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.1k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 1.2k kt2009: 1.2k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.2k kt2012: 1.2k kt2013: 1.2k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 1.2k kt2016: 1.2k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.1k kt2020: 1.1k kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 1.1k kt2023: 1.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

China recorded 1,118 kt for afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in China peaked at 1,209 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 857.13 kt, in 1990.

That places China 2nd out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 961.22 kt 857.13 kt 1,107 kt 10
2000s 1,103 kt 1,024 kt 1,171 kt 10
2010s 1,179 kt 1,105 kt 1,209 kt 10
2020s 1,114 kt 1,112 kt 1,118 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 2,019 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 1,112 kt compare
  3. 4 India 837.69 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 661.67 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in China?
Afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in China was 1,118 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1,209 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 857.13 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
China ranks 2nd out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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