Agricultural Soils — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 988.24 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) is 988.24 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1,086 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 170.87 kt, in 1961.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 225 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 — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 170.87 kt | — |
| 1962 | 178.8 kt | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 191.22 kt | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 208.68 kt | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 227.35 kt | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 254.72 kt | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 245.97 kt | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 253.04 kt | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 264.59 kt | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 283.28 kt | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 292.21 kt | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 306.9 kt | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 322.99 kt | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 316.43 kt | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 344.58 kt | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 342.15 kt | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 385.53 kt | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 437.32 kt | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 472.93 kt | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 508.23 kt | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 498.27 kt | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 520.62 kt | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 560.32 kt | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 592.57 kt | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 564.54 kt | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 570.37 kt | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 650.47 kt | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 692.65 kt | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 715.32 kt | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 746.17 kt | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 761.61 kt | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 774.63 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 736.8 kt | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 773.39 kt | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 895.76 kt | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 961.25 kt | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 877.88 kt | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 886.55 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 925.44 kt | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 885.6 kt | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 886.73 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 943.21 kt | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 938.35 kt | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 972.5 kt | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 988.68 kt | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,002 kt | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,008 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,029 kt | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,042 kt | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,053 kt | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,055 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,069 kt | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,072 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,074 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,086 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,082 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,059 kt | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,030 kt | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 996 kt | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 991 kt | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 987.99 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 983.44 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 988.24 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 221.69 kt | 170.87 kt | 264.59 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 350.43 kt | 283.28 kt | 472.93 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 587.34 kt | 498.27 kt | 715.32 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 833.95 kt | 736.8 kt | 961.25 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 969.64 kt | 885.6 kt | 1,042 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,058 kt | 996 kt | 1,086 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 987.67 kt | 983.44 kt | 991 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
More climate change data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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 — emissions in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Agricultural soils — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) was 988.24 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,086 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 170.87 kt in 1961.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — 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