Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in China

China: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0 kt per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0 kt per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

China recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.

China ranks 25th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in China, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0 kt per square kilometre
1962 0 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
1963 0 kt per square kilometre +7.6%
1964 0 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1965 0 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1966 0 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1967 0 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1968 0 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
1969 0 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1970 0 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1971 0 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1972 0 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1973 0 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1974 0 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1975 0 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1976 0 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1977 0 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1978 0 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1979 0 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1980 0 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1981 0 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
1982 0 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1983 0 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1984 0 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1985 0 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1986 0 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1987 0 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1988 0 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1989 0 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1990 0 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1991 0 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1992 0 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
1993 0 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1994 0 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
1995 0 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1996 0 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1997 0 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1998 0 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1999 0 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2000 0 kt per square kilometre -8.2%
2001 0 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2002 0 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2003 0 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2004 0 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
2005 0 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
2006 0 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
2007 0 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2008 0 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
2010 0 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2011 0 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2012 0 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2014 0 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2015 0 kt per square kilometre +12.1%
2016 0 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2017 0 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2018 0 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2019 0 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
2020 0 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2022 0 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2023 0 kt per square kilometre +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 22 Bulgaria 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 23 Nigeria 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 24 Guinea 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 26 Poland 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 27 Sierra Leone 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 28 Gambia 0 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in China?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in China was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
How does China rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
China ranks 25th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) 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.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) 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.