Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 0.0562 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0562 kt
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
167th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1071 kt
in 1980
All-time low
0.0265 kt
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023

0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR is 0.0562 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 0.1071 kt in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0265 kt, in 1999.

That places China, Hong Kong SAR 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.0652 kt
1962 0.0687 kt +5.4%
1963 0.0681 kt -0.9%
1964 0.0591 kt -13.2%
1965 0.0521 kt -11.8%
1966 0.0525 kt +0.8%
1967 0.0532 kt +1.3%
1968 0.0654 kt +22.9%
1969 0.0786 kt +20.2%
1970 0.0961 kt +22.3%
1971 0.1021 kt +6.2%
1972 0.1064 kt +4.2%
1973 0.0863 kt -18.9%
1974 0.0713 kt -17.4%
1975 0.0668 kt -6.3%
1976 0.0734 kt +9.9%
1977 0.0888 kt +21.0%
1978 0.0934 kt +5.2%
1979 0.1036 kt +10.9%
1980 0.1071 kt +3.4%
1981 0.0969 kt -9.5%
1982 0.1021 kt +5.4%
1983 0.1041 kt +2.0%
1984 0.0965 kt -7.3%
1985 0.0932 kt -3.4%
1986 0.0848 kt -9.0%
1987 0.0926 kt +9.2%
1988 0.0849 kt -8.3%
1989 0.0801 kt -5.7%
1990 0.0758 kt -5.4%
1991 0.0689 kt -9.1%
1992 0.0608 kt -11.8%
1993 0.0457 kt -24.8%
1994 0.0453 kt -0.9%
1995 0.0466 kt +2.9%
1996 0.0431 kt -7.5%
1997 0.0425 kt -1.4%
1998 0.0357 kt -16.0%
1999 0.0265 kt -25.8%
2000 0.0273 kt +3.0%
2001 0.0277 kt +1.5%
2002 0.0444 kt +60.3%
2003 0.0427 kt -3.8%
2004 0.0433 kt +1.4%
2005 0.0442 kt +2.1%
2006 0.042 kt -5.0%
2007 0.0405 kt -3.6%
2008 0.0405 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0416 kt +2.7%
2010 0.0414 kt -0.5%
2011 0.0423 kt +2.2%
2012 0.0413 kt -2.4%
2013 0.042 kt +1.7%
2014 0.0423 kt +0.7%
2015 0.0595 kt +40.7%
2016 0.0589 kt -1.0%
2017 0.061 kt +3.6%
2018 0.0604 kt -1.0%
2019 0.06 kt -0.7%
2020 0.058 kt -3.3%
2021 0.057 kt -1.7%
2022 0.054 kt -5.3%
2023 0.0562 kt +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0625 kt 0.0521 kt 0.0786 kt 9
1970s 0.0888 kt 0.0668 kt 0.1064 kt 10
1980s 0.0942 kt 0.0801 kt 0.1071 kt 10
1990s 0.0491 kt 0.0265 kt 0.0758 kt 10
2000s 0.0394 kt 0.0273 kt 0.0444 kt 10
2010s 0.0509 kt 0.0413 kt 0.061 kt 10
2020s 0.0563 kt 0.054 kt 0.058 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 164 Comoros 0.1144 kt compare
  2. 165 Samoa 0.086 kt compare
  3. 166 Barbados 0.0751 kt compare
  4. 168 Bahrain 0.0504 kt compare
  5. 169 Tonga 0.0416 kt compare
  6. 170 Solomon Islands 0.0361 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.0562 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 0.1071 kt in 1980.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 kt in 1999.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,507 data points, 1961–2023
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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