Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square in China

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0007 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
107th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0009 units per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square in China, 1961–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in China stood at 0.0007 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in China peaked at 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1962.

China ranks 107th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square in China, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0004 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0004 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1963 0.0004 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1964 0.0004 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1965 0.0004 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1966 0.0005 units per square kilometre +5.8%
1967 0.0005 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1968 0.0005 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1969 0.0005 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1970 0.0005 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1971 0.0005 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1972 0.0005 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1973 0.0005 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1974 0.0005 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1975 0.0005 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1976 0.0005 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1977 0.0005 units per square kilometre -2.5%
1978 0.0005 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1979 0.0005 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1980 0.0005 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1981 0.0005 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1982 0.0006 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1983 0.0006 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1984 0.0006 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1985 0.0006 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1986 0.0006 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1987 0.0006 units per square kilometre +5.2%
1988 0.0007 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1989 0.0007 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1990 0.0007 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1991 0.0007 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1992 0.0007 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1993 0.0008 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1994 0.0008 units per square kilometre +4.4%
1995 0.0009 units per square kilometre +8.5%
1996 0.0009 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1997 0.0008 units per square kilometre -15.7%
1998 0.0009 units per square kilometre +9.5%
1999 0.0009 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2000 0.0009 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2001 0.0009 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2002 0.0008 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2003 0.0008 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.0008 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2005 0.0008 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2006 0.0008 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2007 0.0008 units per square kilometre -4.3%
2008 0.0008 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2009 0.0008 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2010 0.0008 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2011 0.0007 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2012 0.0007 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2013 0.0007 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2014 0.0007 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2015 0.0007 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2016 0.0007 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2017 0.0007 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2018 0.0007 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2019 0.0007 units per square kilometre -1.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 104 Kyrgyzstan 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 105 Slovakia 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 106 Croatia 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 108 United Arab Emirates 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 109 United States 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in China?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in China was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 1996.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1962.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square?
China ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 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.