Drained organic soils — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 2.77 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.77 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.77 kt
in 2020
All-time low
2.62 kt
in 1993
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2024

01231990200720241990: 2.6 kt1991: 2.6 kt1992: 2.6 kt1993: 2.6 kt1994: 2.6 kt1995: 2.7 kt1996: 2.7 kt1997: 2.7 kt1998: 2.7 kt1999: 2.7 kt2000: 2.7 kt2001: 2.7 kt2002: 2.7 kt2003: 2.7 kt2004: 2.7 kt2005: 2.7 kt2006: 2.7 kt2007: 2.7 kt2008: 2.7 kt2009: 2.7 kt2010: 2.7 kt2011: 2.7 kt2012: 2.7 kt2013: 2.7 kt2014: 2.7 kt2015: 2.7 kt2016: 2.7 kt2017: 2.7 kt2018: 2.7 kt2019: 2.8 kt2020: 2.8 kt2021: 2.8 kt2022: 2.8 kt2023: 2.8 kt2024: 2.8 kt

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 2.77 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 2.77 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.62 kt, in 1993.

That places China, mainland 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in China, mainland, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 2.62 kt
1991 2.62 kt +0.0%
1992 2.62 kt +0.0%
1993 2.62 kt -0.0%
1994 2.62 kt +0.0%
1995 2.65 kt +1.2%
1996 2.66 kt +0.2%
1997 2.66 kt +0.0%
1998 2.66 kt +0.2%
1999 2.68 kt +0.4%
2000 2.69 kt +0.4%
2001 2.7 kt +0.5%
2002 2.7 kt -0.1%
2003 2.7 kt +0.1%
2004 2.71 kt +0.5%
2005 2.71 kt +0.1%
2006 2.71 kt -0.1%
2007 2.72 kt +0.1%
2008 2.72 kt +0.1%
2009 2.72 kt +0.3%
2010 2.72 kt +0.0%
2011 2.73 kt +0.2%
2012 2.73 kt +0.1%
2013 2.73 kt -0.1%
2014 2.73 kt +0.0%
2015 2.73 kt +0.0%
2016 2.73 kt +0.1%
2017 2.73 kt -0.0%
2018 2.73 kt +0.0%
2019 2.77 kt +1.4%
2020 2.77 kt +0.1%
2021 2.77 kt -0.1%
2022 2.77 kt -0.0%
2023 2.77 kt +0.0%
2024 2.77 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.64 kt 2.62 kt 2.68 kt 10
2000s 2.71 kt 2.69 kt 2.72 kt 10
2010s 2.73 kt 2.72 kt 2.77 kt 10
2020s 2.77 kt 2.77 kt 2.77 kt 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 22 Latvia 3.69 kt compare
  2. 23 Estonia 3.69 kt compare
  3. 24 Japan 2.98 kt compare
  4. 25 China 2.77 kt compare
  5. 27 Zambia 2.77 kt compare
  6. 28 Bangladesh 2.73 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in China, mainland?
Drained organic soils — emissions in China, mainland was 2.77 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 2.77 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.62 kt in 1993.
How does China, mainland rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.