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

China ranks 1st out of 197 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 197 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 197 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	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 left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 92,945 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1,269 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 946,808 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 370,060 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 27,128 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 392,076 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 275.23 (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 197 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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About this data

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: 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).