Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in China

China: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in China, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in China stood at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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 (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in China peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.

That places China 25th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in China, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0001 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
1963 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.6%
1964 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1965 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1966 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1967 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1968 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
1969 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1970 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1971 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1972 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1973 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1974 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1975 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1976 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1977 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1978 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1979 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1980 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1981 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
1982 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1983 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1984 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1985 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1986 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1987 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1988 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1989 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1990 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1991 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1992 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
1993 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1994 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
1995 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1996 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1997 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1998 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1999 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2000 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -8.2%
2001 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2002 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2003 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2004 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
2005 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
2006 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
2007 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2008 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
2010 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2011 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2012 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2014 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2015 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +12.1%
2016 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2017 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2018 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2019 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
2020 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2022 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2023 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 10.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 22 Bulgaria 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 23 Nigeria 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 24 Guinea 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 26 Poland 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 27 Sierra Leone 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 28 Gambia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in China?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in China was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
How does China rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per?
China ranks 25th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.