Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China

China: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 302,288 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
302,288 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
325,538 kt
in 2015
All-time low
230,240 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 230.2k kt1991: 235.5k kt1992: 239.5k kt1993: 230.6k kt1994: 241.8k kt1995: 277.0k kt1996: 297.0k kt1997: 269.4k kt1998: 274.3k kt1999: 286.2k kt2000: 276.7k kt2001: 276.3k kt2002: 288.6k kt2003: 287.4k kt2004: 296.6k kt2005: 301.3k kt2006: 304.8k kt2007: 304.7k kt2008: 311.1k kt2009: 314.2k kt2010: 317.3k kt2011: 316.9k kt2012: 320.7k kt2013: 321.5k kt2014: 322.3k kt2015: 325.5k kt2016: 324.3k kt2017: 317.6k kt2018: 309.6k kt2019: 298.0k kt2020: 299.9k kt2021: 301.1k kt2022: 300.9k kt2023: 302.3k kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 302,288 kt for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China peaked at 325,538 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 230,240 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.

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 230,240 kt
1991 235,538 kt +2.3%
1992 239,528 kt +1.7%
1993 230,649 kt -3.7%
1994 241,795 kt +4.8%
1995 277,013 kt +14.6%
1996 296,973 kt +7.2%
1997 269,417 kt -9.3%
1998 274,290 kt +1.8%
1999 286,183 kt +4.3%
2000 276,658 kt -3.3%
2001 276,260 kt -0.1%
2002 288,592 kt +4.5%
2003 287,414 kt -0.4%
2004 296,557 kt +3.2%
2005 301,263 kt +1.6%
2006 304,762 kt +1.2%
2007 304,730 kt -0.0%
2008 311,111 kt +2.1%
2009 314,216 kt +1.0%
2010 317,256 kt +1.0%
2011 316,858 kt -0.1%
2012 320,670 kt +1.2%
2013 321,547 kt +0.3%
2014 322,287 kt +0.2%
2015 325,538 kt +1.0%
2016 324,282 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 258,163 kt 230,240 kt 296,973 kt 10
2000s 296,156 kt 276,260 kt 314,216 kt 10
2010s 317,366 kt 298,039 kt 325,538 kt 10
2020s 301,060 kt 299,883 kt 302,288 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 539,576 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 300,579 kt compare
  3. 4 India 221,042 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 173,126 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China?
Farm gate — 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 farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 325,538 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 230,240 kt in 1990.
How does China rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China ranks 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — 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 Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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