Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural was 12.63 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 12.63 t CO2eq/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 12.95 t CO2eq/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.44 t CO2eq/ha, in 1994.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 15th out of 190 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 per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 9.97 t CO2eq/ha | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 8.12 t CO2eq/ha | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 5.61 t CO2eq/ha | -30.9% |
| 1994 | 5.44 t CO2eq/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.62 t CO2eq/ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 5.5 t CO2eq/ha | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.46 t CO2eq/ha | +35.6% |
| 1998 | 7.5 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.89 t CO2eq/ha | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 8.33 t CO2eq/ha | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 8.62 t CO2eq/ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 9.04 t CO2eq/ha | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 8.33 t CO2eq/ha | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 8.22 t CO2eq/ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.09 t CO2eq/ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.53 t CO2eq/ha | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 7.85 t CO2eq/ha | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 7.95 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.53 t CO2eq/ha | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 9.69 t CO2eq/ha | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 9.88 t CO2eq/ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.65 t CO2eq/ha | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 10.78 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.77 t CO2eq/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.93 t CO2eq/ha | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3 t CO2eq/ha | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 9.75 t CO2eq/ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 10.03 t CO2eq/ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.07 t CO2eq/ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.95 t CO2eq/ha | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 12.51 t CO2eq/ha | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.57 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.63 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +35.6% | 5.5 t CO2eq/ha | 7.46 t CO2eq/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.51 t CO2eq/ha | 5.44 t CO2eq/ha | 12 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.45 t CO2eq/ha | 7.85 t CO2eq/ha | 9.53 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 t CO2eq/ha | 8.93 t CO2eq/ha | 10.78 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.66 t CO2eq/ha | 12.51 t CO2eq/ha | 12.95 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.75 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Cambodia 16.14 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.59 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 13.56 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 14 Norway 12.68 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 16 Bangladesh 12.45 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 16 Türkiye 1.88 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.85 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 17 Liberia 12.24 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 18 Indonesia 11.94 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia 1.32 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4132 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0247 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in China, Hong Kong SAR was 12.63 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 12.95 t CO2eq/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.44 t CO2eq/ha in 1994.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.