How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture?

China ranks 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2050.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture in China

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture in China
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture was 19,812 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)

19,812

World rank

2nd

of 209 countries

All-time high

19,812

in 2050

All-time low

8,813

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture in China, 1961–2050

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

China recorded 19,812 for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in China peaked at 19,812 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 8,813, in 1961.

That places China 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9,936	8,813	10,868	9
1970s	12,003	11,169	12,419	10
1980s	12,431	11,968	13,388	10
1990s	14,335	13,625	15,614	10
2000s	14,277	13,885	15,038	10
2010s	13,577	12,886	13,937	10
2030s	18,275	18,275	18,275	1
2050s	19,812	19,812	19,812	1

Countries ranked near China

1 India 21,452 compare
3 Brazil 15,946 compare
4 United States 8,321 compare
5 Pakistan 5,255 compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for China

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in China?: Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture in China was 19,812 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 19,812 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 8,813 in 1961.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture?: China ranks 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 11,304 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).