Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in China

China: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 27,847 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,847 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
2nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
27,847 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,856 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

China recorded 27,847 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. 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 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China peaked at 27,847 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,856 kt, in 1961.

That places China 2nd 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, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 4,856 kt
1962 5,082 kt +4.6%
1963 5,309 kt +4.5%
1964 5,594 kt +5.4%
1965 5,877 kt +5.0%
1966 6,162 kt +4.9%
1967 6,445 kt +4.6%
1968 6,701 kt +4.0%
1969 6,956 kt +3.8%
1970 7,363 kt +5.8%
1971 7,681 kt +4.3%
1972 7,707 kt +0.3%
1973 8,026 kt +4.1%
1974 8,185 kt +2.0%
1975 8,504 kt +3.9%
1976 8,477 kt -0.3%
1977 8,610 kt +1.6%
1978 9,405 kt +9.2%
1979 9,696 kt +3.1%
1980 9,987 kt +3.0%
1981 10,305 kt +3.2%
1982 10,993 kt +6.7%
1983 11,309 kt +2.9%
1984 11,839 kt +4.7%
1985 12,024 kt +1.6%
1986 12,395 kt +3.1%
1987 12,607 kt +1.7%
1988 13,005 kt +3.2%
1989 13,217 kt +1.6%
1990 13,375 kt +1.2%
1991 13,985 kt +4.6%
1992 14,833 kt +6.1%
1993 15,575 kt +5.0%
1994 16,370 kt +5.1%
1995 16,962 kt +3.6%
1996 17,359 kt +2.3%
1997 17,643 kt +1.6%
1998 18,199 kt +3.2%
1999 18,543 kt +1.9%
2000 18,923 kt +2.0%
2001 19,072 kt +0.8%
2002 19,126 kt +0.3%
2003 19,521 kt +2.1%
2004 19,818 kt +1.5%
2005 19,842 kt +0.1%
2006 20,225 kt +1.9%
2007 20,740 kt +2.5%
2008 21,224 kt +2.3%
2009 21,819 kt +2.8%
2010 22,269 kt +2.1%
2011 22,713 kt +2.0%
2012 23,062 kt +1.5%
2013 23,491 kt +1.9%
2014 24,021 kt +2.3%
2015 24,638 kt +2.6%
2016 25,146 kt +2.1%
2017 25,524 kt +1.5%
2018 25,877 kt +1.4%
2019 26,173 kt +1.1%
2020 26,660 kt +1.9%
2021 27,037 kt +1.4%
2022 27,573 kt +2.0%
2023 27,847 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,887 kt 4,856 kt 6,956 kt 9
1970s 8,365 kt 7,363 kt 9,696 kt 10
1980s 11,768 kt 9,987 kt 13,217 kt 10
1990s 16,284 kt 13,375 kt 18,543 kt 10
2000s 20,031 kt 18,923 kt 21,819 kt 10
2010s 24,292 kt 22,269 kt 26,173 kt 10
2020s 27,279 kt 26,660 kt 27,847 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 33,934 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 27,295 kt compare
  3. 4 India 16,774 kt compare
  4. 5 USSR 4,252 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?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in China was 27,847 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?
The highest recorded value was 27,847 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 4,856 kt in 1961.
How does China rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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