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Land-use change — Emissions in China, mainland

China, mainland: Land-use change — Emissions was 0.0005 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0005 kt
World rank
61st
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.0153 kt
in 2002
All-time low
0 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in China, mainland, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.003 kt1991: 0.003 kt1992: 0.003 kt1993: 0.003 kt1994: 0.003 kt1995: 0.003 kt1996: 0.001 kt1997: 0.001 kt1998: 0.004 kt1999: 0.001 kt2000: 0.002 kt2001: 0.003 kt2002: 0.015 kt2003: 0.011 kt2004: 0.006 kt2005: 0.007 kt2006: 0.006 kt2007: 0.004 kt2008: 0.001 kt2009: 0.001 kt2010: 0.002 kt2011: 0.002 kt2012: 0.005 kt2013: 0.001 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0.005 kt2016: 0.003 kt2017: 0.001 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 0 kt2020: 0.001 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0.001 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in China, mainland stood at 0.0005 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in China, mainland peaked at 0.0153 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2022.

China, mainland ranks 61st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land-use change — Emissions in China, mainland, year by year

Year kt Change
1990 0.003 kt —
1991 0.003 kt +0.0%
1992 0.003 kt +0.0%
1993 0.003 kt +0.0%
1994 0.003 kt +0.0%
1995 0.003 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0014 kt -53.3%
1997 0.001 kt -28.6%
1998 0.0035 kt +250.0%
1999 0.0009 kt -74.3%
2000 0.0019 kt +111.1%
2001 0.0032 kt +68.4%
2002 0.0153 kt +378.1%
2003 0.0107 kt -30.1%
2004 0.0063 kt -41.1%
2005 0.0071 kt +12.7%
2006 0.0058 kt -18.3%
2007 0.0041 kt -29.3%
2008 0.0005 kt -87.8%
2009 0.0007 kt +40.0%
2010 0.0024 kt +242.9%
2011 0.0015 kt -37.5%
2012 0.0046 kt +206.7%
2013 0.0005 kt -89.1%
2014 0.0002 kt -60.0%
2015 0.0046 kt +2200.0%
2016 0.0032 kt -30.4%
2017 0.0007 kt -78.1%
2018 0.0002 kt -71.4%
2019 0.0002 kt +0.0%
2020 0.0012 kt +500.0%
2021 0.0002 kt -83.3%
2022 0 kt -100.0%
2023 0.0005 kt —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0025 kt 0.0009 kt 0.0035 kt 10
2000s 0.0056 kt 0.0005 kt 0.0153 kt 10
2010s 0.0018 kt 0.0002 kt 0.0046 kt 10
2020s 0.0005 kt 0 kt 0.0012 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 59 New Caledonia 0.001 kt compare
  2. 60 Dominican Republic 0.0007 kt compare
  3. 61 Brunei Darussalam 0.0005 kt compare
  4. 61 China 0.0005 kt compare
  5. 61 El Salvador 0.0005 kt compare
  6. 61 Sudan 0.0005 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in China, mainland?
Land-use change — emissions in China, mainland was 0.0005 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0153 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2022.
How does China, mainland rank for land-use change — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 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