AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in China
China: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 1,118 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 1,118 kt for afolu — emissions 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 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 257 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.
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 857.13 kt | — |
| 1991 | 877 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 892.22 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 858.34 kt | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 900.1 kt | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1,032 kt | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 1,107 kt | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 1,003 kt | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1,021 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,064 kt | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,028 kt | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1,024 kt | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,078 kt | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1,073 kt | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,105 kt | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,120 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,132 kt | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,134 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,162 kt | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,171 kt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,182 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,179 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,192 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,194 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,197 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,209 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,204 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,177 kt | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,149 kt | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,105 kt | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,112 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,114 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,112 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,118 kt | +0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,118 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.76 kt, 127.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 1,118 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4882 kt, 2290.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in China?
- Afolu — emissions in China was 1,118 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,209 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 857.13 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for afolu — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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