Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 108.55 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
108.55 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
108.55 kt
in 2023
All-time low
36.57 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in China, mainland, 1961–2023

406080100196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in China, mainland is 108.55 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in China, mainland peaked at 108.55 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.57 kt, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 3rd of 196 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 — Indirect emissions in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 36.57 kt
1962 37.24 kt +1.8%
1963 39.53 kt +6.1%
1964 42.2 kt +6.8%
1965 43.68 kt +3.5%
1966 45.85 kt +5.0%
1967 47.27 kt +3.1%
1968 48.14 kt +1.8%
1969 48.38 kt +0.5%
1970 48.87 kt +1.0%
1971 51.13 kt +4.6%
1972 52.51 kt +2.7%
1973 53.32 kt +1.6%
1974 54.74 kt +2.6%
1975 55.56 kt +1.5%
1976 56.47 kt +1.6%
1977 55.39 kt -1.9%
1978 56.61 kt +2.2%
1979 58.33 kt +3.0%
1980 59.86 kt +2.6%
1981 60.32 kt +0.8%
1982 61.57 kt +2.1%
1983 63.33 kt +2.9%
1984 63.24 kt -0.1%
1985 63.21 kt -0.0%
1986 65.69 kt +3.9%
1987 68.71 kt +4.6%
1988 70.4 kt +2.5%
1989 74.28 kt +5.5%
1990 77.24 kt +4.0%
1991 78.95 kt +2.2%
1992 80.05 kt +1.4%
1993 82.37 kt +2.9%
1994 85.45 kt +3.7%
1995 91.68 kt +7.3%
1996 99.99 kt +9.1%
1997 91.03 kt -9.0%
1998 93.67 kt +2.9%
1999 96.96 kt +3.5%
2000 97.94 kt +1.0%
2001 96.96 kt -1.0%
2002 96.43 kt -0.5%
2003 95.13 kt -1.4%
2004 97.91 kt +2.9%
2005 99.97 kt +2.1%
2006 99.94 kt -0.0%
2007 97.59 kt -2.4%
2008 100.4 kt +2.9%
2009 100.63 kt +0.2%
2010 100.44 kt -0.2%
2011 97.98 kt -2.5%
2012 98.61 kt +0.6%
2013 98.51 kt -0.1%
2014 98.18 kt -0.3%
2015 101.5 kt +3.4%
2016 102.52 kt +1.0%
2017 100.97 kt -1.5%
2018 100.76 kt -0.2%
2019 99.26 kt -1.5%
2020 103.25 kt +4.0%
2021 106.06 kt +2.7%
2022 108.22 kt +2.0%
2023 108.55 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.21 kt 36.57 kt 48.38 kt 9
1970s 54.29 kt 48.87 kt 58.33 kt 10
1980s 65.06 kt 59.86 kt 74.28 kt 10
1990s 87.74 kt 77.24 kt 99.99 kt 10
2000s 98.29 kt 95.13 kt 100.63 kt 10
2010s 99.87 kt 97.98 kt 102.52 kt 10
2020s 106.52 kt 103.25 kt 108.55 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 190.4 kt compare
  2. 2 China 109.12 kt compare
  3. 4 Brazil 90.94 kt compare
  4. 5 India 83.57 kt compare
  5. 5 Türkiye 13.21 kt compare
  6. 6 USSR 67.53 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in China, mainland?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in China, mainland was 108.55 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 108.55 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 36.57 kt in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 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