Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 68,321 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68,321 kt
Change on year
up 3.9%
Rank
1st
of 22 groups
All-time high
68,321 kt
in 2023
All-time low
53,734 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 53.7k kt1991: 54.0k kt1992: 56.5k kt1993: 56.7k kt1994: 57.4k kt1995: 58.7k kt1996: 58.1k kt1997: 66.5k kt1998: 60.1k kt1999: 58.8k kt2000: 57.6k kt2001: 57.0k kt2002: 61.2k kt2003: 58.1k kt2004: 62.6k kt2005: 60.8k kt2006: 65.3k kt2007: 60.6k kt2008: 61.0k kt2009: 64.9k kt2010: 61.6k kt2011: 63.2k kt2012: 63.5k kt2013: 63.6k kt2014: 67.0k kt2015: 67.5k kt2016: 63.3k kt2017: 63.3k kt2018: 64.8k kt2019: 66.8k kt2020: 64.7k kt2021: 65.5k kt2022: 65.8k kt2023: 68.3k kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 68,321 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Asia peaked at 68,321 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53,734 kt, in 1990.

That places Asia 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 53,734 kt
1991 54,037 kt +0.6%
1992 56,491 kt +4.5%
1993 56,732 kt +0.4%
1994 57,445 kt +1.3%
1995 58,656 kt +2.1%
1996 58,149 kt -0.9%
1997 66,469 kt +14.3%
1998 60,059 kt -9.6%
1999 58,767 kt -2.2%
2000 57,612 kt -2.0%
2001 56,965 kt -1.1%
2002 61,224 kt +7.5%
2003 58,085 kt -5.1%
2004 62,580 kt +7.7%
2005 60,786 kt -2.9%
2006 65,324 kt +7.5%
2007 60,602 kt -7.2%
2008 61,013 kt +0.7%
2009 64,893 kt +6.4%
2010 61,558 kt -5.1%
2011 63,189 kt +2.6%
2012 63,541 kt +0.6%
2013 63,586 kt +0.1%
2014 67,035 kt +5.4%
2015 67,493 kt +0.7%
2016 63,251 kt -6.3%
2017 63,304 kt +0.1%
2018 64,785 kt +2.3%
2019 66,804 kt +3.1%
2020 64,742 kt -3.1%
2021 65,467 kt +1.1%
2022 65,765 kt +0.5%
2023 68,321 kt +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58,054 kt 53,734 kt 66,469 kt 10
2000s 60,908 kt 56,965 kt 65,324 kt 10
2010s 64,455 kt 61,558 kt 67,493 kt 10
2020s 66,074 kt 64,742 kt 68,321 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 28,008 kt compare
  2. 2 India 21,310 kt compare
  3. 3 Brazil 14,926 kt compare
  4. 4 China 14,585 kt compare
  5. 4 Viet Nam 1,918 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Asia?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in Asia was 68,321 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 68,321 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 53,734 kt in 1990.
How does Asia rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4)
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