Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in China

China: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 5,378 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
5,378 kt
World rank
2nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
6,861 kt
in 2015
All-time low
3,564 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, 1961–2050

02.0k4.0k6.0k196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in China stood at 5,378 kt.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in China peaked at 6,861 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,564 kt, in 1962.

That places China 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 3,814 kt
1962 3,564 kt -6.6%
1963 3,835 kt +7.6%
1964 3,999 kt +4.3%
1965 4,017 kt +0.4%
1966 4,152 kt +3.3%
1967 4,103 kt -1.2%
1968 4,050 kt -1.3%
1969 4,096 kt +1.1%
1970 4,193 kt +2.4%
1971 4,417 kt +5.4%
1972 4,454 kt +0.8%
1973 4,446 kt -0.2%
1974 4,573 kt +2.9%
1975 4,722 kt +3.3%
1976 4,836 kt +2.4%
1977 4,825 kt -0.2%
1978 4,844 kt +0.4%
1979 4,829 kt -0.3%
1980 4,839 kt +0.2%
1981 4,692 kt -3.0%
1982 4,591 kt -2.2%
1983 4,666 kt +1.6%
1984 4,662 kt -0.1%
1985 4,526 kt -2.9%
1986 4,684 kt +3.5%
1987 4,745 kt +1.3%
1988 4,688 kt -1.2%
1989 4,829 kt +3.0%
1990 4,982 kt +3.2%
1991 4,989 kt +0.1%
1992 4,899 kt -1.8%
1993 4,757 kt -2.9%
1994 4,740 kt -0.4%
1995 4,921 kt +3.8%
1996 5,150 kt +4.6%
1997 5,123 kt -0.5%
1998 5,225 kt +2.0%
1999 5,249 kt +0.5%
2000 4,821 kt -8.2%
2001 4,805 kt -0.3%
2002 4,785 kt -0.4%
2003 4,571 kt -4.5%
2004 4,779 kt +4.6%
2005 4,933 kt +3.2%
2006 5,168 kt +4.8%
2007 5,282 kt +2.2%
2008 5,343 kt +1.2%
2009 5,513 kt +3.2%
2010 5,650 kt +2.5%
2011 5,764 kt +2.0%
2012 5,916 kt +2.6%
2013 6,046 kt +2.2%
2014 6,120 kt +1.2%
2015 6,861 kt +12.1%
2016 6,785 kt -1.1%
2017 6,607 kt -2.6%
2018 6,547 kt -0.9%
2019 6,420 kt -1.9%
2020 6,423 kt +0.0%
2021 6,612 kt +2.9%
2022 6,561 kt -0.8%
2023 6,647 kt +1.3%
2030 5,494 kt -17.3%
2050 5,378 kt -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,959 kt 3,564 kt 4,152 kt 9
1970s 4,614 kt 4,193 kt 4,844 kt 10
1980s 4,692 kt 4,526 kt 4,839 kt 10
1990s 5,004 kt 4,740 kt 5,249 kt 10
2000s 5,000 kt 4,571 kt 5,513 kt 10
2010s 6,272 kt 5,650 kt 6,861 kt 10
2020s 6,561 kt 6,423 kt 6,647 kt 4
2030s 5,494 kt 5,494 kt 5,494 kt 1
2050s 5,378 kt 5,378 kt 5,378 kt 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 8,091 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 5,359 kt compare
  3. 4 India 3,651 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2,223 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in China?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in China was 5,378 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 6,861 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 3,564 kt in 1962.
How does China rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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