Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in China
China: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 750.36 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in China is 750.36 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in China peaked at 823.16 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 131.15 kt, in 1961.
China ranks 2nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131.15 kt | — |
| 1962 | 137.04 kt | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 146.34 kt | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 159.72 kt | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 173.94 kt | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 194.84 kt | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 188.3 kt | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 193.54 kt | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 202.34 kt | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 216.78 kt | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 223.46 kt | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 234.27 kt | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 246.5 kt | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 241.61 kt | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 262.87 kt | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 260.94 kt | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 293.54 kt | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 332.83 kt | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 359.76 kt | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 386 kt | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 378.57 kt | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 395.85 kt | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 426.36 kt | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 451.23 kt | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 430.06 kt | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 434.77 kt | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 495.32 kt | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 527.07 kt | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 544.1 kt | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 565.77 kt | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 577.39 kt | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 587.44 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 559.13 kt | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 586.72 kt | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 679.23 kt | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 728.76 kt | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 666.19 kt | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 672.59 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 701.8 kt | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 671.19 kt | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 671.86 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 714.4 kt | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 710.2 kt | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 736.23 kt | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 748.37 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 758.63 kt | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 763.6 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 779.71 kt | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 788.77 kt | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 797.97 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 799.27 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 809.84 kt | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 812.12 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 813.95 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 823.16 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 819.94 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 802.87 kt | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 780.96 kt | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 756.13 kt | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 752.17 kt | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 749.72 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 746.43 kt | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 750.36 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169.69 kt | 131.15 kt | 202.34 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 267.26 kt | 216.78 kt | 359.76 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 446.93 kt | 378.57 kt | 544.1 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 632.5 kt | 559.13 kt | 728.76 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 734.29 kt | 671.19 kt | 788.77 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 801.62 kt | 756.13 kt | 823.16 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 749.67 kt | 746.43 kt | 752.17 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in China?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in China was 750.36 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 823.16 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.15 kt in 1961.
- How does China rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Direct 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