Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, mainland

China, mainland: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,303 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4,303 kt
World rank
3rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
5,496 kt
in 2015
All-time low
2,821 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in China, mainland, 1961–2050

02.0k4.0k6.0k196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland is 4,303 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland peaked at 5,496 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,821 kt, in 1962.

That places China, mainland 3rd 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) from CH4 in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in China, mainland, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 3,022 kt
1962 2,821 kt -6.7%
1963 3,040 kt +7.7%
1964 3,173 kt +4.4%
1965 3,186 kt +0.4%
1966 3,293 kt +3.4%
1967 3,255 kt -1.1%
1968 3,212 kt -1.3%
1969 3,250 kt +1.2%
1970 3,328 kt +2.4%
1971 3,509 kt +5.4%
1972 3,539 kt +0.9%
1973 3,533 kt -0.2%
1974 3,632 kt +2.8%
1975 3,750 kt +3.3%
1976 3,841 kt +2.4%
1977 3,833 kt -0.2%
1978 3,850 kt +0.4%
1979 3,839 kt -0.3%
1980 3,851 kt +0.3%
1981 3,732 kt -3.1%
1982 3,651 kt -2.2%
1983 3,712 kt +1.7%
1984 3,711 kt -0.0%
1985 3,602 kt -2.9%
1986 3,730 kt +3.5%
1987 3,780 kt +1.3%
1988 3,735 kt -1.2%
1989 3,848 kt +3.0%
1990 3,972 kt +3.2%
1991 3,979 kt +0.2%
1992 3,909 kt -1.8%
1993 3,794 kt -2.9%
1994 3,782 kt -0.3%
1995 3,928 kt +3.9%
1996 4,113 kt +4.7%
1997 4,092 kt -0.5%
1998 4,175 kt +2.0%
1999 4,196 kt +0.5%
2000 3,853 kt -8.2%
2001 3,841 kt -0.3%
2002 3,826 kt -0.4%
2003 3,656 kt -4.4%
2004 3,825 kt +4.6%
2005 3,948 kt +3.2%
2006 4,137 kt +4.8%
2007 4,228 kt +2.2%
2008 4,278 kt +1.2%
2009 4,414 kt +3.2%
2010 4,525 kt +2.5%
2011 4,616 kt +2.0%
2012 4,738 kt +2.6%
2013 4,841 kt +2.2%
2014 4,900 kt +1.2%
2015 5,496 kt +12.2%
2016 5,434 kt -1.1%
2017 5,291 kt -2.6%
2018 5,243 kt -0.9%
2019 5,141 kt -1.9%
2020 5,144 kt +0.0%
2021 5,297 kt +3.0%
2022 5,255 kt -0.8%
2023 5,325 kt +1.3%
2030 4,395 kt -17.5%
2050 4,303 kt -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,139 kt 2,821 kt 3,293 kt 9
1970s 3,665 kt 3,328 kt 3,850 kt 10
1980s 3,735 kt 3,602 kt 3,851 kt 10
1990s 3,994 kt 3,782 kt 4,196 kt 10
2000s 4,001 kt 3,656 kt 4,414 kt 10
2010s 5,023 kt 4,525 kt 5,496 kt 10
2020s 5,255 kt 5,144 kt 5,325 kt 4
2030s 4,395 kt 4,395 kt 4,395 kt 1
2050s 4,303 kt 4,303 kt 4,303 kt 1

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 6,497 kt compare
  2. 2 China 4,318 kt compare
  3. 3 Viet Nam 471.71 kt compare
  4. 4 India 2,932 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 1,785 kt compare
  6. 6 Türkiye 245.04 kt compare
  7. 6 USSR 1,637 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in China, mainland was 4,303 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 5,496 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,821 kt in 1962.
How does China, mainland rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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