Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in China

China: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,649 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,649 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 221 countries
All-time high
4,655 kt
in 2020
All-time low
4,396 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in China, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 4.4k kt1991: 4.4k kt1992: 4.4k kt1993: 4.4k kt1994: 4.4k kt1995: 4.4k kt1996: 4.5k kt1997: 4.5k kt1998: 4.5k kt1999: 4.5k kt2000: 4.5k kt2001: 4.5k kt2002: 4.5k kt2003: 4.5k kt2004: 4.5k kt2005: 4.6k kt2006: 4.6k kt2007: 4.6k kt2008: 4.6k kt2009: 4.6k kt2010: 4.6k kt2011: 4.6k kt2012: 4.6k kt2013: 4.6k kt2014: 4.6k kt2015: 4.6k kt2016: 4.6k kt2017: 4.6k kt2018: 4.6k kt2019: 4.7k kt2020: 4.7k kt2021: 4.7k kt2022: 4.6k kt2023: 4.6k kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 4,649 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in China peaked at 4,655 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,396 kt, in 1993.

That places China 35th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 4,432 kt 4,396 kt 4,490 kt 10
2000s 4,543 kt 4,507 kt 4,573 kt 10
2010s 4,587 kt 4,573 kt 4,651 kt 10
2020s 4,651 kt 4,649 kt 4,655 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 32 Argentina 5,799 kt compare
  2. 33 Japan 5,073 kt compare
  3. 34 India 5,009 kt compare
  4. 35 China, mainland 4,649 kt compare
  5. 37 Madagascar 4,537 kt compare
  6. 38 Guyana 3,425 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in China?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in China was 4,649 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 4,655 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 4,396 kt in 1993.
How does China rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 35th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — 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