Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China

China: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 19,830 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19,830 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 205 countries
All-time high
19,865 kt
in 2022
All-time low
8,691 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 8.7k kt1991: 8.7k kt1992: 9.0k kt1993: 9.7k kt1994: 10.2k kt1995: 10.7k kt1996: 10.9k kt1997: 11.2k kt1998: 11.6k kt1999: 11.7k kt2000: 12.2k kt2001: 12.2k kt2002: 12.4k kt2003: 12.5k kt2004: 12.7k kt2005: 13.0k kt2006: 13.1k kt2007: 13.4k kt2008: 14.1k kt2009: 14.3k kt2010: 14.7k kt2011: 14.9k kt2012: 15.2k kt2013: 15.4k kt2014: 17.5k kt2015: 17.8k kt2016: 18.2k kt2017: 18.4k kt2018: 18.7k kt2019: 18.9k kt2020: 19.1k kt2021: 19.5k kt2022: 19.9k kt2023: 19.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China is 19,830 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China peaked at 19,865 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,691 kt, in 1991.

China ranks 1st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,702 kt
1991 8,691 kt -0.1%
1992 9,049 kt +4.1%
1993 9,695 kt +7.1%
1994 10,225 kt +5.5%
1995 10,654 kt +4.2%
1996 10,947 kt +2.7%
1997 11,195 kt +2.3%
1998 11,593 kt +3.6%
1999 11,708 kt +1.0%
2000 12,168 kt +3.9%
2001 12,195 kt +0.2%
2002 12,369 kt +1.4%
2003 12,511 kt +1.1%
2004 12,733 kt +1.8%
2005 12,962 kt +1.8%
2006 13,071 kt +0.8%
2007 13,438 kt +2.8%
2008 14,055 kt +4.6%
2009 14,262 kt +1.5%
2010 14,681 kt +2.9%
2011 14,868 kt +1.3%
2012 15,224 kt +2.4%
2013 15,426 kt +1.3%
2014 17,464 kt +13.2%
2015 17,806 kt +2.0%
2016 18,182 kt +2.1%
2017 18,434 kt +1.4%
2018 18,689 kt +1.4%
2019 18,941 kt +1.3%
2020 19,105 kt +0.9%
2021 19,533 kt +2.2%
2022 19,865 kt +1.7%
2023 19,830 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,246 kt 8,691 kt 11,708 kt 10
2000s 12,976 kt 12,168 kt 14,262 kt 10
2010s 16,972 kt 14,681 kt 18,941 kt 10
2020s 19,584 kt 19,105 kt 19,865 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 China, mainland 19,455 kt compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 1,059 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 18,234 kt compare
  4. 4 India 8,522 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China was 19,830 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 19,865 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 8,691 kt in 1991.
How does China rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China ranks 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,537 data points, 1990–2023
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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