Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,915 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,915 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 221 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 (CO2eq) in China (People’s Republic of), 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 (co2eq) in China (People’s Republic of) is 3,915 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 3,920 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,702 kt, in 1993.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 36th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) in China (People’s Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in China (People’s Republic of), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,703 kt
1991 3,703 kt +0.0%
1992 3,703 kt +0.0%
1993 3,702 kt -0.0%
1994 3,702 kt +0.0%
1995 3,747 kt +1.2%
1996 3,755 kt +0.2%
1997 3,757 kt +0.0%
1998 3,764 kt +0.2%
1999 3,781 kt +0.4%
2000 3,795 kt +0.4%
2001 3,812 kt +0.5%
2002 3,809 kt -0.1%
2003 3,813 kt +0.1%
2004 3,831 kt +0.5%
2005 3,835 kt +0.1%
2006 3,832 kt -0.1%
2007 3,837 kt +0.1%
2008 3,840 kt +0.1%
2009 3,851 kt +0.3%
2010 3,851 kt +0.0%
2011 3,858 kt +0.2%
2012 3,860 kt +0.1%
2013 3,855 kt -0.1%
2014 3,855 kt +0.0%
2015 3,855 kt +0.0%
2016 3,860 kt +0.1%
2017 3,859 kt -0.0%
2018 3,860 kt +0.0%
2019 3,917 kt +1.5%
2020 3,920 kt +0.1%
2021 3,916 kt -0.1%
2022 3,915 kt -0.0%
2023 3,915 kt +0.0%

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 (People’s Republic of)

  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 (co2eq) in China (People’s Republic of)?
Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) in China (People’s Republic of) 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 (co2eq) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 3,920 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 3,702 kt in 1993.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq)?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 36th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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