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

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

Latest (2050)
19,812
World rank
2nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
19,812
in 2050
All-time low
8,813
in 1961
Years of data
61
1961–2050

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

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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 210 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.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture in China, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture in China, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 8,813
1962 8,827 +0.1%
1963 9,135 +3.5%
1964 9,798 +7.3%
1965 10,077 +2.9%
1966 10,483 +4.0%
1967 10,695 +2.0%
1968 10,729 +0.3%
1969 10,868 +1.3%
1970 11,169 +2.8%
1971 11,802 +5.7%
1972 12,022 +1.9%
1973 12,055 +0.3%
1974 12,222 +1.4%
1975 12,293 +0.6%
1976 12,419 +1.0%
1977 12,178 -1.9%
1978 11,949 -1.9%
1979 11,925 -0.2%
1980 12,077 +1.3%
1981 11,968 -0.9%
1982 11,980 +0.1%
1983 12,172 +1.6%
1984 12,200 +0.2%
1985 12,198 -0.0%
1986 12,539 +2.8%
1987 12,849 +2.5%
1988 12,939 +0.7%
1989 13,388 +3.5%
1990 13,625 +1.8%
1991 13,795 +1.2%
1992 13,803 +0.1%
1993 13,698 -0.8%
1994 13,999 +2.2%
1995 14,793 +5.7%
1996 15,614 +5.5%
1997 14,136 -9.5%
1998 14,807 +4.7%
1999 15,076 +1.8%
2000 15,038 -0.3%
2001 14,624 -2.8%
2002 14,249 -2.6%
2003 13,885 -2.6%
2004 14,233 +2.5%
2005 14,362 +0.9%
2006 14,298 -0.4%
2007 13,932 -2.6%
2008 14,116 +1.3%
2009 14,036 -0.6%
2010 13,937 -0.7%
2011 13,738 -1.4%
2012 13,640 -0.7%
2013 13,603 -0.3%
2014 13,615 +0.1%
2015 13,748 +1.0%
2016 13,787 +0.3%
2017 13,531 -1.9%
2018 13,286 -1.8%
2019 12,886 -3.0%
2030 18,275 +41.8%
2050 19,812 +8.4%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 19,812 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158.29, 125.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 19,812 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.52, 1131.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2030 +41.8% 12,886 18,275

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 India 21,452 compare
  2. 3 Brazil 15,946 compare
  3. 4 United States 8,321 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 5,255 compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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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 210 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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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
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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).