How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils?

China ranks 1st out of 198 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in China

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils was 336,373 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)

336,373

World rank

1st

of 198 countries

All-time high

336,373

in 2050

All-time low

45,281

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in China, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

In 2050, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in China stood at 336,373. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in China peaked at 336,373 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 45,281, in 1961.

That places China 1st out of 198 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in China, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in China, 1961 to 2050.
Year	Value	Change
1961	45,281	—
1962	47,382	+4.6%
1963	50,674	+6.9%
1964	55,301	+9.1%
1965	60,247	+8.9%
1966	67,502	+12.0%
1967	65,182	-3.4%
1968	67,056	+2.9%
1969	70,115	+4.6%
1970	75,069	+7.1%
1971	77,435	+3.2%
1972	81,329	+5.0%
1973	85,593	+5.2%
1974	83,853	-2.0%
1975	91,314	+8.9%
1976	90,669	-0.7%
1977	102,166	+12.7%
1978	115,889	+13.4%
1979	125,326	+8.1%
1980	134,681	+7.5%
1981	132,041	-2.0%
1982	137,965	+4.5%
1983	148,485	+7.6%
1984	157,030	+5.8%
1985	149,602	-4.7%
1986	151,149	+1.0%
1987	172,374	+14.0%
1988	183,553	+6.5%
1989	189,558	+3.3%
1990	197,449	+4.2%
1991	201,613	+2.1%
1992	205,064	+1.7%
1993	195,039	-4.9%
1994	204,736	+5.0%
1995	237,161	+15.8%
1996	254,515	+7.3%
1997	232,420	-8.7%
1998	234,719	+1.0%
1999	245,024	+4.4%
2000	234,465	-4.3%
2001	234,763	+0.1%
2002	249,734	+6.4%
2003	248,440	-0.5%
2004	257,488	+3.6%
2005	261,778	+1.7%
2006	265,317	+1.4%
2007	266,984	+0.6%
2008	272,502	+2.1%
2009	275,711	+1.2%
2010	278,857	+1.1%
2011	279,325	+0.2%
2012	282,971	+1.3%
2013	283,732	+0.3%
2014	284,371	+0.2%
2015	287,601	+1.1%
2016	287,200	-0.1%
2017	280,472	-2.3%
2018	272,290	-2.9%
2019	277,634	+2.0%
2030	316,890	+14.1%
2050	336,373	+6.1%

China compared with similar countries

China's 336,373 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,510, 134.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
China's 336,373 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 361.58, 930.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	58,749	45,281	70,115	9
1970s	92,864	75,069	125,326	10
1980s	155,644	132,041	189,558	10
1990s	220,774	195,039	254,515	10
2000s	256,718	234,465	275,711	10
2010s	281,445	272,290	287,601	10
2030s	316,890	316,890	316,890	1
2050s	336,373	336,373	336,373	1

Countries ranked near China

2 India 275,750 compare
3 Brazil 179,814 compare
4 United States 141,651 compare

See the full ranking of 198 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 (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in China?: Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in China was 336,373 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 (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 336,373 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 45,281 in 1961.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils?: China ranks 1st out of 198 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils
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: 198 places, 10,938 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 21 September 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).