Drained organic soils — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Drained organic soils — Emissions was 2.77 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 2.77 kt.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 2.77 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.62 kt, in 1993.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 25th out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 (People’s Republic of)
More climate change data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in China (People’s Republic of) 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 (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 kt in 1993.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 25th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.