Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in China

China: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions was 3,915 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,915 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 216 countries
All-time high
3,920 kt
in 2020
All-time low
3,702 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in China, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.7k kt1991: 3.7k kt1992: 3.7k kt1993: 3.7k kt1994: 3.7k kt1995: 3.7k kt1996: 3.8k kt1997: 3.8k kt1998: 3.8k kt1999: 3.8k kt2000: 3.8k kt2001: 3.8k kt2002: 3.8k kt2003: 3.8k kt2004: 3.8k kt2005: 3.8k kt2006: 3.8k kt2007: 3.8k kt2008: 3.8k kt2009: 3.9k kt2010: 3.9k kt2011: 3.9k kt2012: 3.9k kt2013: 3.9k kt2014: 3.9k kt2015: 3.9k kt2016: 3.9k kt2017: 3.9k kt2018: 3.9k kt2019: 3.9k kt2020: 3.9k kt2021: 3.9k kt2022: 3.9k kt2023: 3.9k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in China is 3,915 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in China peaked at 3,920 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,702 kt, in 1993.

China ranks 36th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,732 kt 3,702 kt 3,781 kt 10
2000s 3,826 kt 3,795 kt 3,851 kt 10
2010s 3,863 kt 3,851 kt 3,917 kt 10
2020s 3,917 kt 3,915 kt 3,920 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 33 India 4,809 kt compare
  2. 34 Madagascar 4,343 kt compare
  3. 35 Japan 4,283 kt compare
  4. 36 China, mainland 3,915 kt compare
  5. 38 Guyana 3,283 kt compare
  6. 39 Burundi 3,080 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in China?
Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in China was 3,915 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 3,920 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 3,702 kt in 1993.
How does China rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions?
China ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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