Crop Residues — Direct emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Crop Residues — Direct emissions was 83.32 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
83.32 kt
World rank
3rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
106.37 kt
in 2023
All-time low
30.23 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Crop Residues — Direct emissions in China, mainland, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop residues — direct emissions in China, mainland is 83.32 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, crop residues — direct emissions in China, mainland peaked at 106.37 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.23 kt, in 1961.

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.

Crop Residues — Direct emissions in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O) in China, mainland, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 30.23 kt
1962 31.99 kt +5.8%
1963 34.29 kt +7.2%
1964 37.04 kt +8.0%
1965 38.01 kt +2.6%
1966 40.47 kt +6.5%
1967 41.03 kt +1.4%
1968 40.03 kt -2.4%
1969 40.08 kt +0.1%
1970 43.84 kt +9.4%
1971 46.16 kt +5.3%
1972 45.38 kt -1.7%
1973 47.37 kt +4.4%
1974 49.16 kt +3.8%
1975 50.53 kt +2.8%
1976 51.43 kt +1.8%
1977 50 kt -2.8%
1978 54.31 kt +8.6%
1979 56.97 kt +4.9%
1980 54.96 kt -3.5%
1981 56.04 kt +2.0%
1982 60.03 kt +7.1%
1983 64.61 kt +7.6%
1984 67.38 kt +4.3%
1985 63.76 kt -5.4%
1986 65.86 kt +3.3%
1987 66.58 kt +1.1%
1988 65.58 kt -1.5%
1989 67.92 kt +3.6%
1990 73.34 kt +8.0%
1991 71.81 kt -2.1%
1992 72.83 kt +1.4%
1993 74.23 kt +1.9%
1994 72.44 kt -2.4%
1995 75.06 kt +3.6%
1996 80.16 kt +6.8%
1997 80.58 kt +0.5%
1998 81.35 kt +1.0%
1999 80.99 kt -0.4%
2000 74.25 kt -8.3%
2001 72.41 kt -2.5%
2002 72.1 kt -0.4%
2003 68.33 kt -5.2%
2004 74.13 kt +8.5%
2005 76.66 kt +3.4%
2006 79.76 kt +4.0%
2007 80.16 kt +0.5%
2008 83.76 kt +4.5%
2009 84.62 kt +1.0%
2010 86.57 kt +2.3%
2011 89.46 kt +3.3%
2012 91.99 kt +2.8%
2013 93.59 kt +1.7%
2014 94.58 kt +1.1%
2015 102.16 kt +8.0%
2016 101.93 kt -0.2%
2017 102.51 kt +0.6%
2018 101.83 kt -0.7%
2019 102.33 kt +0.5%
2020 103.46 kt +1.1%
2021 104.96 kt +1.4%
2022 105.64 kt +0.6%
2023 106.37 kt +0.7%
2030 85.38 kt -19.7%
2050 83.32 kt -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.02 kt 30.23 kt 41.03 kt 9
1970s 49.52 kt 43.84 kt 56.97 kt 10
1980s 63.27 kt 54.96 kt 67.92 kt 10
1990s 76.28 kt 71.81 kt 81.35 kt 10
2000s 76.62 kt 68.33 kt 84.62 kt 10
2010s 96.7 kt 86.57 kt 102.51 kt 10
2020s 105.11 kt 103.46 kt 106.37 kt 4
2030s 85.38 kt 85.38 kt 85.38 kt 1
2050s 83.32 kt 83.32 kt 83.32 kt 1

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 182.88 kt compare
  2. 2 China 83.59 kt compare
  3. 3 Viet Nam 8.38 kt compare
  4. 4 India 69.41 kt compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 7.63 kt compare
  6. 5 Brazil 40.03 kt compare
  7. 6 USSR 36.66 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — direct emissions in China, mainland?
Crop residues — direct emissions in China, mainland was 83.32 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — direct emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 106.37 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest crop residues — direct emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 30.23 kt in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for crop residues — direct emissions?
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 Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — Direct 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, 13,715 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