Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in China
China: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 73rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in China?
- Agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in China was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 73rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O) 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.