Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in China
China: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 1,141 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions 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 in China is 1,141 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in China peaked at 1,228 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 868.83 kt, in 1990.
That places China 2nd out of 222 countries 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 China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 868.83 kt | — |
| 1991 | 888.83 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 903.88 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 870.38 kt | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 912.44 kt | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1,045 kt | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 1,121 kt | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,017 kt | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 1,035 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,080 kt | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,044 kt | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1,042 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,089 kt | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,085 kt | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,119 kt | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,137 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,150 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,150 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,174 kt | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,186 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,197 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,196 kt | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,210 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,213 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,216 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,228 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,224 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,198 kt | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,168 kt | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,125 kt | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,132 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,136 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,136 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,141 kt | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 974.2 kt | 868.83 kt | 1,121 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,118 kt | 1,042 kt | 1,186 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,198 kt | 1,125 kt | 1,228 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,136 kt | 1,132 kt | 1,141 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 in China?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in China was 1,141 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,228 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 868.83 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions 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 (N2O). 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