Pesticides Manufacturing: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in China

China: Pesticides Manufacturing: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.004 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.004 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
23rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in China, 1990–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0041990200620231990: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.001 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.004 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in China is 0.004 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in China peaked at 0.004 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.

China ranks 23rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Pesticides Manufacturing: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in China, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0006 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
1992 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1993 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +12.5%
1994 0.0008 kt per square kilometre +13.4%
1995 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +13.4%
1996 0.001 kt per square kilometre +11.0%
1997 0.001 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1998 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
1999 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +10.1%
2000 0.0012 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2001 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
2002 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +8.2%
2003 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +9.7%
2004 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +13.7%
2005 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
2006 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2007 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
2008 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.002 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2010 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +7.6%
2011 0.0025 kt per square kilometre +16.1%
2012 0.0026 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
2013 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +11.2%
2014 0.0028 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2015 0.0028 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2016 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -43.8%
2017 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +109.3%
2018 0.003 kt per square kilometre -9.0%
2019 0.0029 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2020 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +15.2%
2021 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
2022 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2023 0.004 kt per square kilometre +7.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pesticides Manufacturing: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +109.3% 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre
2016 -43.8% 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 20 Indonesia 0.0048 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 21 Malaysia 0.0048 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 22 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0047 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 24 Moldova 0.004 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 25 Lebanon 0.0038 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 26 Samoa 0.0037 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in China?
Pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in China was 0.004 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.004 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
How does China rank for pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
China ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is pesticides manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,200 data points, 1990–2023
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Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.