Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in China
China: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was 0.5268 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in China, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in China is 0.5268 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 219.8% on the previous year and up 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in China peaked at 15.77 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -8.59 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places China 108th out of 233 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.79 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 1964 | 9.14 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1965 | 8.9 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 12.02 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1967 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1968 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -183.0% |
| 1969 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1970 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1971 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 1972 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +57.1% |
| 1973 | 5.22 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1974 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 1975 | 8.8 % change on previous year | -543.3% |
| 1976 | -0.7346 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 1977 | 12.49 % change on previous year | -1800.7% |
| 1978 | 13.38 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1980 | 7.29 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1981 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 1982 | 4.56 % change on previous year | -337.3% |
| 1983 | 7.71 % change on previous year | +68.9% |
| 1984 | 5.83 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1985 | -4.69 % change on previous year | -180.4% |
| 1986 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1987 | 13.93 % change on previous year | +1172.0% |
| 1988 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 1989 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1990 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1992 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1993 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -376.9% |
| 1994 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -202.4% |
| 1995 | 15.77 % change on previous year | +219.5% |
| 1996 | 7.29 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 1997 | -8.59 % change on previous year | -217.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9608 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1999 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +352.0% |
| 2000 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -200.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0998 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
| 2002 | 6.33 % change on previous year | +6243.4% |
| 2003 | -0.5879 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2004 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -723.3% |
| 2005 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 2006 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6543 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 2008 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +222.4% |
| 2009 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.164 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 2012 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +705.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2812 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2262 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 1.13 % change on previous year | +400.1% |
| 2016 | -0.3915 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 2017 | -2.08 % change on previous year | +431.7% |
| 2018 | -2.73 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 2019 | -3.18 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2020 | -0.5242 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 2021 | -0.3248 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4398 % change on previous year | +35.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5268 % change on previous year | -219.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.5268 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4434 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +6243.4% | 0.0998 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +1800.7% | -0.7346 % change on previous year | 12.49 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1172.0% | 1.09 % change on previous year | 13.93 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +723.3% | -0.5879 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +705.8% | 0.164 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.66 % change on previous year | -3.36 % change on previous year | 12.02 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.03 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | 13.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.34 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year | 13.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 % change on previous year | -8.59 % change on previous year | 15.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 % change on previous year | -4.36 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4091 % change on previous year | -3.18 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1905 % change on previous year | -0.5242 % change on previous year | 0.5268 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 105 Saint Lucia 0.6452 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Bahamas 0.597 % change on previous year compare
- 107 China, mainland 0.5369 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Bangladesh 0.4872 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Italy 0.4744 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Sudan 0.4514 % change on previous year compare
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 agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in China?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in China was 0.5268 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.59 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does China rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- China ranks 108th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.