Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China
China: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 302,288 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China is 302,288 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China peaked at 325,539 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 230,241 kt, in 1990.
China ranks 2nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 230,241 kt | — |
| 1991 | 235,539 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 239,529 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 230,650 kt | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 241,796 kt | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 277,014 kt | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 296,974 kt | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 269,418 kt | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 274,291 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 286,184 kt | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 276,658 kt | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 276,261 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 288,596 kt | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 287,417 kt | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 296,559 kt | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 301,265 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 304,764 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 304,731 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 311,111 kt | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 314,216 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 317,257 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 316,858 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 320,671 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 321,547 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 322,287 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 325,539 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 324,283 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 317,569 kt | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 309,618 kt | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 298,039 kt | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 299,883 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 301,144 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 300,926 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 302,288 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 258,164 kt | 230,241 kt | 296,974 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 296,158 kt | 276,261 kt | 314,216 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,367 kt | 298,039 kt | 325,539 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 301,060 kt | 299,883 kt | 302,288 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- 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 emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China was 302,288 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 325,539 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,241 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- China ranks 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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