Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 283,725 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
283,725 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
308,634 kt
in 2015
All-time low
57,450 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Asia stood at 283,725 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Asia peaked at 308,634 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 57,450 kt, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 57,450 kt
1962 59,550 kt +3.7%
1963 63,050 kt +5.9%
1964 67,636 kt +7.3%
1965 72,869 kt +7.7%
1966 80,721 kt +10.8%
1967 78,865 kt -2.3%
1968 80,820 kt +2.5%
1969 84,023 kt +4.0%
1970 89,246 kt +6.2%
1971 91,618 kt +2.7%
1972 96,044 kt +4.8%
1973 101,254 kt +5.4%
1974 99,246 kt -2.0%
1975 106,809 kt +7.6%
1976 106,524 kt -0.3%
1977 118,692 kt +11.4%
1978 133,478 kt +12.5%
1979 143,327 kt +7.4%
1980 151,590 kt +5.8%
1981 149,197 kt -1.6%
1982 154,844 kt +3.8%
1983 166,245 kt +7.4%
1984 175,222 kt +5.4%
1985 168,048 kt -4.1%
1986 169,667 kt +1.0%
1987 190,744 kt +12.4%
1988 201,953 kt +5.9%
1989 208,312 kt +3.1%
1990 221,777 kt +6.5%
1991 225,677 kt +1.8%
1992 229,225 kt +1.6%
1993 219,041 kt -4.4%
1994 226,851 kt +3.6%
1995 257,786 kt +13.6%
1996 275,010 kt +6.7%
1997 253,615 kt -7.8%
1998 255,503 kt +0.7%
1999 265,971 kt +4.1%
2000 255,465 kt -4.0%
2001 255,169 kt -0.1%
2002 268,748 kt +5.3%
2003 267,280 kt -0.5%
2004 276,774 kt +3.6%
2005 281,585 kt +1.7%
2006 285,090 kt +1.2%
2007 287,481 kt +0.8%
2008 292,372 kt +1.7%
2009 295,540 kt +1.1%
2010 298,143 kt +0.9%
2011 298,767 kt +0.2%
2012 302,793 kt +1.3%
2013 304,201 kt +0.5%
2014 305,464 kt +0.4%
2015 308,634 kt +1.0%
2016 308,359 kt -0.1%
2017 302,767 kt -1.8%
2018 295,359 kt -2.4%
2019 286,148 kt -3.1%
2020 284,619 kt -0.5%
2021 283,804 kt -0.3%
2022 283,109 kt -0.2%
2023 283,725 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 71,665 kt 57,450 kt 84,023 kt 9
1970s 108,624 kt 89,246 kt 143,327 kt 10
1980s 173,582 kt 149,197 kt 208,312 kt 10
1990s 243,046 kt 219,041 kt 275,010 kt 10
2000s 276,550 kt 255,169 kt 295,540 kt 10
2010s 301,064 kt 286,148 kt 308,634 kt 10
2020s 283,814 kt 283,109 kt 284,619 kt 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 6 USSR 137,477 kt compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 58,500 kt compare
  3. 8 Australia and New Zealand 54,072 kt compare
  4. 9 Indonesia 50,438 kt compare
  5. 10 Ethiopia 44,196 kt compare
  6. 11 Australia 42,813 kt compare
  7. 12 Russian Federation 41,923 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Asia?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Eastern Asia was 283,725 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 308,634 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 57,450 kt in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 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