Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF in China

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF was 8.12 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
8.12
Change on year
down 36.6%
World rank
29th
of 209 countries
All-time high
39.53
in 2000
All-time low
5.9
in 2017
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF in China, 1990–2019

102030401990200420191990: 17.81991: 17.81992: 17.81993: 17.81994: 17.81995: 17.81996: 30.81997: 32.61998: 38.81999: 35.32000: 39.52001: 13.82002: 82003: 28.42004: 21.52005: 10.82006: 8.52007: 11.92008: 33.72009: 14.62010: 14.82011: 8.72012: 7.12013: 7.62014: 11.92015: 10.62016: 11.12017: 5.92018: 12.82019: 8.1

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf in China is 8.12, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf in China peaked at 39.53 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2017.

China ranks 29th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF in China, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 17.8 —
1991 17.8 +0.0%
1992 17.8 +0.0%
1993 17.8 +0.0%
1994 17.8 +0.0%
1995 17.8 +0.0%
1996 30.76 +72.8%
1997 32.62 +6.0%
1998 38.83 +19.0%
1999 35.27 -9.2%
2000 39.53 +12.1%
2001 13.76 -65.2%
2002 7.96 -42.2%
2003 28.38 +256.8%
2004 21.55 -24.1%
2005 10.79 -49.9%
2006 8.47 -21.5%
2007 11.92 +40.7%
2008 33.74 +182.9%
2009 14.57 -56.8%
2010 14.8 +1.5%
2011 8.71 -41.1%
2012 7.09 -18.6%
2013 7.55 +6.5%
2014 11.88 +57.3%
2015 10.63 -10.5%
2016 11.12 +4.6%
2017 5.9 -47.0%
2018 12.81 +117.2%
2019 8.12 -36.6%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 8.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0714, 113.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 8.12 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0166, 489.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF 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
2003 +256.8% 7.96 28.38

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.43 17.8 38.83 10
2000s 19.07 7.96 39.53 10
2010s 9.86 5.9 14.8 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 26 Madagascar 9.95 compare
  2. 27 South Sudan 9.88 compare
  3. 28 Vietnam 8.65 compare
  4. 30 Congo 7.68 compare
  5. 31 Malawi 4.81 compare
  6. 32 Honduras 4.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf in China?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf in China was 8.12 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 39.53 in 2000.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2017.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf?
China ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - lulucf rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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) - LULUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF
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
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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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).