Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in China

China: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 4 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
4 kt
World rank
2nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
5.1 kt
in 2015
All-time low
2.65 kt
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

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

Analysis

China recorded 4 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in China peaked at 5.1 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.65 kt, in 1962.

China ranks 2nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in China, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O) in China, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2.84 kt
1962 2.65 kt -6.6%
1963 2.85 kt +7.6%
1964 2.97 kt +4.3%
1965 2.99 kt +0.4%
1966 3.09 kt +3.3%
1967 3.05 kt -1.2%
1968 3.01 kt -1.3%
1969 3.05 kt +1.1%
1970 3.12 kt +2.4%
1971 3.28 kt +5.4%
1972 3.31 kt +0.8%
1973 3.31 kt -0.2%
1974 3.4 kt +2.9%
1975 3.51 kt +3.3%
1976 3.6 kt +2.4%
1977 3.59 kt -0.2%
1978 3.6 kt +0.4%
1979 3.59 kt -0.3%
1980 3.6 kt +0.2%
1981 3.49 kt -3.0%
1982 3.41 kt -2.2%
1983 3.47 kt +1.6%
1984 3.47 kt -0.1%
1985 3.37 kt -2.9%
1986 3.48 kt +3.5%
1987 3.53 kt +1.3%
1988 3.49 kt -1.2%
1989 3.59 kt +3.0%
1990 3.7 kt +3.2%
1991 3.71 kt +0.1%
1992 3.64 kt -1.8%
1993 3.54 kt -2.9%
1994 3.52 kt -0.4%
1995 3.66 kt +3.8%
1996 3.83 kt +4.6%
1997 3.81 kt -0.5%
1998 3.88 kt +2.0%
1999 3.9 kt +0.5%
2000 3.58 kt -8.2%
2001 3.57 kt -0.3%
2002 3.56 kt -0.4%
2003 3.4 kt -4.5%
2004 3.55 kt +4.6%
2005 3.67 kt +3.2%
2006 3.84 kt +4.8%
2007 3.93 kt +2.2%
2008 3.97 kt +1.2%
2009 4.1 kt +3.2%
2010 4.2 kt +2.5%
2011 4.29 kt +2.0%
2012 4.4 kt +2.6%
2013 4.49 kt +2.2%
2014 4.55 kt +1.2%
2015 5.1 kt +12.1%
2016 5.04 kt -1.1%
2017 4.91 kt -2.6%
2018 4.87 kt -0.9%
2019 4.77 kt -1.9%
2020 4.78 kt +0.0%
2021 4.92 kt +2.9%
2022 4.88 kt -0.8%
2023 4.94 kt +1.3%
2030 4.09 kt -17.3%
2050 4 kt -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.94 kt 2.65 kt 3.09 kt 9
1970s 3.43 kt 3.12 kt 3.6 kt 10
1980s 3.49 kt 3.37 kt 3.6 kt 10
1990s 3.72 kt 3.52 kt 3.9 kt 10
2000s 3.72 kt 3.4 kt 4.1 kt 10
2010s 4.66 kt 4.2 kt 5.1 kt 10
2020s 4.88 kt 4.78 kt 4.94 kt 4
2030s 4.09 kt 4.09 kt 4.09 kt 1
2050s 4 kt 4 kt 4 kt 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 6.02 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 3.98 kt compare
  3. 4 India 2.71 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 1.65 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in China?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in China was 4 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 5.1 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 2.65 kt in 1962.
How does China rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O)
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