Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China
China: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0279 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0279 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
45th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0307 kt per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0048 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0279 kt per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0307 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0219 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 kt per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0297 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0303 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0303 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0299 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0279 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0154 kt per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0279 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0095 kt per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0299 kt per square kilometre | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | 0.0307 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 42 Kenya 0.0289 kt per square kilometre compare
- 43 Latvia 0.0286 kt per square kilometre compare
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 0.028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Bulgaria 0.0278 kt per square kilometre compare
- 47 Philippines 0.0276 kt per square kilometre compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 0.0274 kt per square kilometre 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 — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in China was 0.0279 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0307 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.