IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in China
China: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions was 1,117 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions in China stood at 1,117 kt.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions in China peaked at 1,208 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 222.67 kt, in 1961.
That places China 2nd out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 222.67 kt | — |
| 1962 | 228.25 kt | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 243.76 kt | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 267.04 kt | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 290.01 kt | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 321.46 kt | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 317.18 kt | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 325.28 kt | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 336.73 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 354.74 kt | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 367.52 kt | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 386.76 kt | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 404.11 kt | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 397.75 kt | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 426.19 kt | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 425.28 kt | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 467.76 kt | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 519.22 kt | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 556.15 kt | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 593.88 kt | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 582.68 kt | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 605 kt | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 647.82 kt | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 681.1 kt | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 656.53 kt | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 668.15 kt | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 752.54 kt | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 795.44 kt | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 822.05 kt | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 855.86 kt | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 875.74 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 890.95 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 857.08 kt | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 898.83 kt | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1,031 kt | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 1,106 kt | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 1,001 kt | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1,019 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,062 kt | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,026 kt | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,023 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,077 kt | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1,071 kt | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,103 kt | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,119 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,131 kt | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,133 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,158 kt | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1,170 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,180 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,178 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,192 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,194 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,196 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,208 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,203 kt | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,177 kt | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,148 kt | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,104 kt | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,111 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,113 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,112 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,117 kt | +0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,117 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.52 kt, 131.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 1,117 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6469 kt, 1726.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 283.6 kt | 222.67 kt | 336.73 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 430.55 kt | 354.74 kt | 556.15 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 680.52 kt | 582.68 kt | 822.05 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 959.73 kt | 855.86 kt | 1,106 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,101 kt | 1,023 kt | 1,170 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,178 kt | 1,104 kt | 1,208 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,113 kt | 1,111 kt | 1,117 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions in China?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions in China was 1,117 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,208 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 222.67 kt in 1961.
- How does China rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — 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