Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in China
China: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) was 9.77 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 9.77 % for emissions from crops — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share in China peaked at 19.62 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.77 %, in 2023.
China ranks 30th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.62 % | — |
| 1991 | 19.22 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 18.84 % | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 17.83 % | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 17.24 % | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 16.66 % | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 16.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 17.59 % | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 17.16 % | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 17.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.18 % | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 15.47 % | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 15.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.57 % | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 13.69 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.34 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.92 % | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.78 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.88 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.93 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.63 % | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.98 % | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.09 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.04 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.42 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.23 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.71 % | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.36 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 11.21 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 10.75 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 10.12 % | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 9.77 % | -3.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 9.77 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.725 %, 13.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 9.77 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.48 %, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.79 % | 16.62 % | 19.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.89 % | 12.78 % | 16.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.05 % | 11.36 % | 12.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.46 % | 9.77 % | 11.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from crops — emissions share in China?
- Emissions from crops — emissions share in China was 9.77 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.62 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 % in 2023.
- How does China rank for emissions from crops — emissions share?
- China ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions share rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.