Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in China
China: Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
18th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, in 2003.
China ranks 18th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 41.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 15 Pakistan 0.0007 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 Madagascar 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 Burundi 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 Nigeria 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Italy 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 Malaysia 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 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 rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in China?
- Rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in China was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does China rank for rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 18th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — rice cultivation (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) 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.
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Rice cultivation Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4) 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.