Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, mainland

China, mainland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 27,295 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,295 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
27,295 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,532 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, mainland, 1961–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China, mainland stood at 27,295 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China, mainland peaked at 27,295 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,532 kt, in 1961.

That places China, mainland 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 4,532 kt
1962 4,744 kt +4.7%
1963 4,956 kt +4.5%
1964 5,220 kt +5.3%
1965 5,486 kt +5.1%
1966 5,750 kt +4.8%
1967 6,016 kt +4.6%
1968 6,254 kt +4.0%
1969 6,492 kt +3.8%
1970 6,916 kt +6.5%
1971 7,234 kt +4.6%
1972 7,261 kt +0.4%
1973 7,579 kt +4.4%
1974 7,738 kt +2.1%
1975 8,056 kt +4.1%
1976 8,030 kt -0.3%
1977 8,162 kt +1.7%
1978 8,957 kt +9.7%
1979 9,248 kt +3.3%
1980 9,540 kt +3.2%
1981 9,858 kt +3.3%
1982 10,547 kt +7.0%
1983 10,865 kt +3.0%
1984 11,395 kt +4.9%
1985 11,580 kt +1.6%
1986 11,952 kt +3.2%
1987 12,164 kt +1.8%
1988 12,561 kt +3.3%
1989 12,773 kt +1.7%
1990 12,932 kt +1.2%
1991 13,542 kt +4.7%
1992 14,390 kt +6.3%
1993 15,132 kt +5.2%
1994 15,926 kt +5.3%
1995 16,510 kt +3.7%
1996 16,907 kt +2.4%
1997 17,198 kt +1.7%
1998 17,755 kt +3.2%
1999 18,100 kt +1.9%
2000 18,470 kt +2.0%
2001 18,603 kt +0.7%
2002 18,656 kt +0.3%
2003 19,054 kt +2.1%
2004 19,345 kt +1.5%
2005 19,372 kt +0.1%
2006 19,742 kt +1.9%
2007 20,246 kt +2.6%
2008 20,723 kt +2.4%
2009 21,332 kt +2.9%
2010 21,783 kt +2.1%
2011 22,234 kt +2.1%
2012 22,578 kt +1.5%
2013 23,002 kt +1.9%
2014 23,532 kt +2.3%
2015 24,142 kt +2.6%
2016 24,645 kt +2.1%
2017 25,016 kt +1.5%
2018 25,360 kt +1.4%
2019 25,652 kt +1.1%
2020 26,129 kt +1.9%
2021 26,500 kt +1.4%
2022 27,030 kt +2.0%
2023 27,295 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,494 kt 4,532 kt 6,492 kt 9
1970s 7,918 kt 6,916 kt 9,248 kt 10
1980s 11,323 kt 9,540 kt 12,773 kt 10
1990s 15,839 kt 12,932 kt 18,100 kt 10
2000s 19,554 kt 18,470 kt 21,332 kt 10
2010s 23,794 kt 21,783 kt 25,652 kt 10
2020s 26,738 kt 26,129 kt 27,295 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 OECD 33,934 kt compare
  2. 2 China 27,847 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1,632 kt compare
  4. 4 India 16,774 kt compare
  5. 5 USSR 4,252 kt compare
  6. 6 Brazil 3,551 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China, mainland?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China, mainland was 27,295 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 27,295 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,532 kt in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — 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
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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