All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in China
China: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) was 1,798 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in China stood at 1,798 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in China peaked at 1,798 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,109 kt, in 1990.
China ranks 2nd of 257 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,109 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,134 kt | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1,156 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,143 kt | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,188 kt | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1,355 kt | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 1,424 kt | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,333 kt | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 1,367 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,413 kt | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,382 kt | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,379 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,446 kt | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1,483 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,555 kt | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,617 kt | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,665 kt | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,704 kt | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,716 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,640 kt | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,662 kt | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,686 kt | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,711 kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,714 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,723 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,732 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,730 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,722 kt | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,713 kt | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,688 kt | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,705 kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,748 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,751 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,798 kt | +2.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,798 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.73 kt, 153.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 1,798 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 kt, 1306.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,262 kt | 1,109 kt | 1,424 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,559 kt | 1,379 kt | 1,716 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,708 kt | 1,662 kt | 1,732 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,750 kt | 1,705 kt | 1,798 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 2,802 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 1,775 kt compare
- 4 India 1,126 kt compare
- 5 United States 877.92 kt 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 all sectors without lulucf — emissions in China?
- All sectors without lulucf — emissions in China was 1,798 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,798 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,109 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — 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