Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.9045 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2024
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 0.9045 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% 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 28th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) 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% |
| 2024 | 0.9045 kt | -23.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +232.5% | 0.6324 kt | 2.1 kt |
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 | 0.8876 kt | 0.4805 kt | 1.18 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 25 Peru 1.27 kt compare
- 26 Cameroon 1.05 kt compare
- 27 Chad 0.951 kt compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0131 kt compare
- 28 China 0.9045 kt compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 kt
- 30 South Africa 0.7253 kt compare
- 31 Nicaragua 0.6944 kt compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.03 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in China, mainland?
- Forest fires — emissions in China, mainland was 0.9045 kt in 2024, 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 28th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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 from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.