How does China rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita?

China ranks 51st out of 93 countries with data for 2023.

Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in China

Name: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in China
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

China: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0 kt per person

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

51st

of 93 countries

All-time high

0 kt per person

in 2013

All-time low

0 kt per person

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in China, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in China stood at 0 kt per person.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in China peaked at 0 kt per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1962.

China ranks 51st of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per person	Change
1961	0 kt per person	—
1962	0 kt per person	-15.0%
1963	0 kt per person	+10.4%
1964	0 kt per person	+39.4%
1965	0 kt per person	+12.5%
1966	0 kt per person	-5.0%
1967	0 kt per person	-6.8%
1968	0 kt per person	-5.5%
1969	0 kt per person	-1.7%
1970	0 kt per person	+8.8%
1971	0 kt per person	+5.8%
1972	0 kt per person	+7.5%
1973	0 kt per person	+3.8%
1974	0 kt per person	-3.5%
1975	0 kt per person	+2.9%
1976	0 kt per person	+2.6%
1977	0 kt per person	-4.7%
1978	0 kt per person	+3.1%
1979	0 kt per person	-6.9%
1980	0 kt per person	-6.1%
1981	0 kt per person	+9.7%
1982	0 kt per person	+13.7%
1983	0 kt per person	-2.6%
1984	0 kt per person	+7.4%
1985	0 kt per person	+27.4%
1986	0 kt per person	-4.8%
1987	0 kt per person	-10.5%
1988	0 kt per person	+6.1%
1989	0 kt per person	+1.7%
1990	0 kt per person	+3.0%
1991	0 kt per person	+12.3%
1992	0 kt per person	+5.5%
1993	0 kt per person	-13.1%
1994	0 kt per person	-4.0%
1995	0 kt per person	+4.9%
1996	0 kt per person	+5.2%
1997	0 kt per person	+6.9%
1998	0 kt per person	+5.3%
1999	0 kt per person	-7.9%
2000	0 kt per person	-9.7%
2001	0 kt per person	+3.9%
2002	0 kt per person	+10.1%
2003	0 kt per person	+0.3%
2004	0 kt per person	-3.3%
2005	0 kt per person	-2.6%
2006	0 kt per person	+1.2%
2007	0 kt per person	+14.3%
2008	0 kt per person	+9.4%
2009	0 kt per person	-3.1%
2010	0 kt per person	-1.1%
2011	0 kt per person	+1.4%
2012	0 kt per person	+3.6%
2013	0 kt per person	+0.4%
2014	0 kt per person	-3.6%
2015	0 kt per person	-16.5%
2016	0 kt per person	-5.6%
2017	0 kt per person	-2.8%
2018	0 kt per person	+2.1%
2019	0 kt per person	-1.4%
2020	0 kt per person	-2.9%
2021	0 kt per person	-2.8%
2022	0 kt per person	-2.1%
2023	0 kt per person	+1.0%

China compared with similar countries

China's 0 kt per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
China's 0 kt per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per person, 73% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	9
1970s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1980s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1990s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2000s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2010s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2020s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	4

Countries ranked near China

48 Papua New Guinea 0 kt per person compare
49 Cambodia 0 kt per person compare
50 Egypt 0 kt per person compare
52 Mozambique 0 kt per person compare
53 Cameroon 0 kt per person compare
54 Angola 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in China?: Sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in China was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2013.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1962.
How does China rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita?: China ranks 51st out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Sugar cane — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 95 places, 5,533 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.