Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia
Asia: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 795,240 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Asia recorded 795,240 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Asia peaked at 795,240 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 166,043 kt, in 1961.
That places Asia 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 166,043 kt | — |
| 1962 | 169,434 kt | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 173,948 kt | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 180,992 kt | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 187,282 kt | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 199,065 kt | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 201,814 kt | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 209,287 kt | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 214,928 kt | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 221,991 kt | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 227,550 kt | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 234,174 kt | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 241,906 kt | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 239,503 kt | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 257,148 kt | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 259,126 kt | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 279,037 kt | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 302,260 kt | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 315,285 kt | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 328,879 kt | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 334,299 kt | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 344,983 kt | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 366,941 kt | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 382,782 kt | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 379,884 kt | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 392,825 kt | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 412,195 kt | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 437,731 kt | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 449,537 kt | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 478,791 kt | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 486,177 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 525,184 kt | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 518,028 kt | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 531,417 kt | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 568,441 kt | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 594,590 kt | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 576,115 kt | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 584,437 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 599,672 kt | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 586,894 kt | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 588,438 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 602,068 kt | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 610,340 kt | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 629,564 kt | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 646,810 kt | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 663,675 kt | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 676,195 kt | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 685,177 kt | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 705,508 kt | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 713,134 kt | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 722,874 kt | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 727,212 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 736,430 kt | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 741,098 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 748,158 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 752,629 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 760,047 kt | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 754,940 kt | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 756,254 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 781,139 kt | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 778,542 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 782,311 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 795,240 kt | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189,199 kt | 166,043 kt | 214,928 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 257,798 kt | 221,991 kt | 315,285 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 383,006 kt | 328,879 kt | 449,537 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 546,285 kt | 478,791 kt | 599,672 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 639,467 kt | 586,894 kt | 705,508 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 741,278 kt | 713,134 kt | 760,047 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 784,308 kt | 778,542 kt | 795,240 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Asia?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Asia was 795,240 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 795,240 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,043 kt in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq)?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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