On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China

China: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 6,273 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,273 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
6,273 kt
in 2022
All-time low
3,198 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 3.4k kt1991: 3.5k kt1992: 3.4k kt1993: 3.5k kt1994: 3.6k kt1995: 3.9k kt1996: 4.0k kt1997: 4.1k kt1998: 4.2k kt1999: 4.6k kt2000: 4.9k kt2001: 5.1k kt2002: 3.2k kt2003: 3.7k kt2004: 4.2k kt2005: 4.8k kt2006: 5.0k kt2007: 4.5k kt2008: 4.1k kt2009: 4.2k kt2010: 4.4k kt2011: 4.7k kt2012: 4.9k kt2013: 5.3k kt2014: 5.4k kt2015: 5.5k kt2016: 5.5k kt2017: 5.7k kt2018: 5.4k kt2019: 5.4k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 6.1k kt2022: 6.3k kt2023: 6.3k kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 6,273 kt for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China peaked at 6,273 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,198 kt, in 2002.

China ranks 2nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,436 kt
1991 3,469 kt +0.9%
1992 3,426 kt -1.2%
1993 3,524 kt +2.9%
1994 3,604 kt +2.3%
1995 3,892 kt +8.0%
1996 4,000 kt +2.8%
1997 4,129 kt +3.2%
1998 4,224 kt +2.3%
1999 4,636 kt +9.8%
2000 4,856 kt +4.7%
2001 5,092 kt +4.9%
2002 3,198 kt -37.2%
2003 3,667 kt +14.7%
2004 4,205 kt +14.7%
2005 4,818 kt +14.6%
2006 4,980 kt +3.4%
2007 4,454 kt -10.6%
2008 4,123 kt -7.4%
2009 4,202 kt +1.9%
2010 4,442 kt +5.7%
2011 4,672 kt +5.2%
2012 4,892 kt +4.7%
2013 5,259 kt +7.5%
2014 5,431 kt +3.3%
2015 5,455 kt +0.4%
2016 5,485 kt +0.6%
2017 5,660 kt +3.2%
2018 5,425 kt -4.2%
2019 5,447 kt +0.4%
2020 5,515 kt +1.3%
2021 6,103 kt +10.7%
2022 6,273 kt +2.8%
2023 6,273 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,834 kt 3,426 kt 4,636 kt 10
2000s 4,359 kt 3,198 kt 5,092 kt 10
2010s 5,217 kt 4,442 kt 5,660 kt 10
2020s 6,041 kt 5,515 kt 6,273 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 14,094 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 6,119 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1,025 kt compare
  4. 4 Brazil 2,516 kt compare
  5. 5 Japan 1,312 kt compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China?
On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China was 6,273 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 6,273 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 3,198 kt in 2002.
How does China rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — 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
218 places, 6,884 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