Forest fires — Emissions in China, mainland
China, mainland: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.18 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in China, mainland is 1.18 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 144.9% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 3.08 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4675 kt, in 2017.
That places China, mainland 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.
Forest fires — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.26 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.26 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.26 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.26 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.26 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.65 kt | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 1.75 kt | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 2 kt | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 1.87 kt | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.14 kt | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.14 kt | -46.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6324 kt | -44.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1 kt | +232.5% |
| 2004 | 1.82 kt | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.09 kt | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7981 kt | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 1.13 kt | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 3.08 kt | +173.9% |
| 2009 | 1.39 kt | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 1.56 kt | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9557 kt | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.706 kt | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7477 kt | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4 kt | +87.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8147 kt | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9176 kt | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4675 kt | -49.1% |
| 2018 | 0.975 kt | +108.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kt | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kt | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8043 kt | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4805 kt | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 1.18 kt | +144.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 kt | 1.26 kt | 2 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 kt | 0.6324 kt | 3.08 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9554 kt | 0.4675 kt | 1.56 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8834 kt | 0.4805 kt | 1.18 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in China, mainland?
- Forest fires — emissions in China, mainland was 1.18 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4675 kt in 2017.
- How does China, mainland rank for forest fires — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 23rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — 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