Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 311.85 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
311.85 kt
Change on year
up 144.9%
World rank
23rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
817.26 kt
in 2008
All-time low
123.89 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2023

2004006008001990200620231990: 334.5 kt1991: 334.5 kt1992: 334.5 kt1993: 334.5 kt1994: 334.5 kt1995: 334.5 kt1996: 438.6 kt1997: 463.8 kt1998: 530.8 kt1999: 495.8 kt2000: 567.8 kt2001: 301.3 kt2002: 167.6 kt2003: 557.5 kt2004: 485 kt2005: 288.9 kt2006: 211.5 kt2007: 298.4 kt2008: 817.3 kt2009: 368.3 kt2010: 413.8 kt2011: 253.3 kt2012: 187.1 kt2013: 198.9 kt2014: 371.2 kt2015: 216.1 kt2016: 243.2 kt2017: 123.9 kt2018: 258.4 kt2019: 267.1 kt2020: 284.1 kt2021: 213.1 kt2022: 127.3 kt2023: 311.9 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 311.85 kt.

That represents a change of up 144.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 817.26 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 123.89 kt, in 2017.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 23rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 393.63 kt 334.54 kt 530.85 kt 10
2000s 406.36 kt 167.64 kt 817.26 kt 10
2010s 253.28 kt 123.89 kt 413.8 kt 10
2020s 234.1 kt 127.33 kt 311.85 kt 4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 20 Australia 454.29 kt compare
  2. 21 Ethiopia 417.3 kt compare
  3. 22 Madagascar 337.37 kt compare
  4. 23 China, mainland 311.85 kt compare
  5. 25 Honduras 308.65 kt compare
  6. 26 Cameroon 291 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China (People’s Republic of)?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China (People’s Republic of) was 311.85 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 817.26 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 123.89 kt in 2017.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 23rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — 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
273 places, 9,061 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