Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in China

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0014 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
76th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0017 units per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
0.0014 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in China, 1990–2019

00.0010.0010.0021990200420191990: 0.001 units per square kilometre1991: 0.001 units per square kilometre1992: 0.001 units per square kilometre1993: 0.001 units per square kilometre1994: 0.002 units per square kilometre1995: 0.002 units per square kilometre1996: 0.002 units per square kilometre1997: 0.002 units per square kilometre1998: 0.002 units per square kilometre1999: 0.002 units per square kilometre2000: 0.002 units per square kilometre2001: 0.002 units per square kilometre2002: 0.002 units per square kilometre2003: 0.001 units per square kilometre2004: 0.002 units per square kilometre2005: 0.002 units per square kilometre2006: 0.002 units per square kilometre2007: 0.002 units per square kilometre2008: 0.002 units per square kilometre2009: 0.002 units per square kilometre2010: 0.002 units per square kilometre2011: 0.001 units per square kilometre2012: 0.001 units per square kilometre2013: 0.001 units per square kilometre2014: 0.001 units per square kilometre2015: 0.001 units per square kilometre2016: 0.001 units per square kilometre2017: 0.001 units per square kilometre2018: 0.001 units per square kilometre2019: 0.001 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

China recorded 0.0014 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in China peaked at 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per square kilometre, in 2019.

That places China 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land in China, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre in China, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0015 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0015 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1992 0.0015 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1993 0.0015 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1994 0.0015 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1995 0.0016 units per square kilometre +5.8%
1996 0.0017 units per square kilometre +5.5%
1997 0.0015 units per square kilometre -9.4%
1998 0.0016 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1999 0.0016 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2000 0.0016 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2001 0.0016 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2002 0.0015 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2003 0.0015 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2004 0.0015 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2005 0.0015 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2006 0.0015 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2007 0.0015 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2008 0.0015 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2009 0.0015 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2010 0.0015 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2011 0.0015 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2012 0.0015 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2013 0.0015 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2014 0.0015 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.0015 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2016 0.0015 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2017 0.0015 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2018 0.0014 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2019 0.0014 units per square kilometre -3.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0014 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0014 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 73 Senegal 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 74 Malawi 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 75 Romania 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 77 Dominica 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 78 Saint Lucia 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 79 Bahrain 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in China?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land in China was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 1996.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2019.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land?
China ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - emissions on agricultural land rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land 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
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Emissions on agricultural land 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.