Other forest — Emissions (N2O) in China
China: Other forest — Emissions (N2O) was 0.8999 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Emissions in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
China recorded 0.8999 kt for other forest — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions in China peaked at 3.08 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4668 kt, in 2017.
That places China 16th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Emissions (N2O) in China, 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 | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 1.75 kt | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 2 kt | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 1.87 kt | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 2.14 kt | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kt | -47.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6173 kt | -45.6% |
| 2003 | 2.09 kt | +239.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 kt | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.08 kt | -40.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7923 kt | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 1.12 kt | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 3.08 kt | +174.9% |
| 2009 | 1.39 kt | -54.9% |
| 2010 | 1.56 kt | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9542 kt | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7014 kt | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 0.75 kt | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4 kt | +86.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8107 kt | -42.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9145 kt | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4668 kt | -49.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9748 kt | +108.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kt | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kt | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8041 kt | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4805 kt | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 1.18 kt | +144.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8999 kt | -23.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.8999 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kt, 999.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Emissions (N2O) in China 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 | +239.1% | 0.6173 kt | 2.09 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 kt | 1.26 kt | 2 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 kt | 0.6173 kt | 3.08 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.954 kt | 0.4668 kt | 1.56 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8863 kt | 0.4805 kt | 1.18 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 13 Central African Republic 1.3 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.0122 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.0018 kt compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 1.29 kt compare
- 15 Australia 1.29 kt compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 15 Micronesia 0 kt
- 15 Polynesia 0 kt
- 16 China, mainland 0.8999 kt compare
- 18 Angola 0.8924 kt compare
- 19 South Africa 0.7233 kt compare
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 other forest — emissions in China?
- Other forest — emissions in China was 0.8999 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4668 kt in 2017.
- How does China rank for other forest — emissions?
- China ranks 16th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — 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.