Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU in China

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU was 554,732 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
554,732
World rank
2nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
554,732
in 2050
All-time low
361,028
in 2019
Years of data
32
1990–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU in China, 1990–2050

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990202020501990: 382.0k1991: 386.8k1992: 387.0k1993: 384.0k1994: 392.5k1995: 414.7k1996: 438.0k1997: 396.7k1998: 415.7k1999: 423.1k2000: 422.2k2001: 409.9k2002: 399.2k2003: 389.6k2004: 399.1k2005: 402.4k2006: 400.6k2007: 390.4k2008: 396.2k2009: 393.4k2010: 390.6k2011: 384.9k2012: 382.1k2013: 381.1k2014: 381.5k2015: 385.2k2016: 386.3k2017: 379.0k2018: 372.4k2019: 361.0k2030: 511.7k2050: 554.7k

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

Analysis

In 2050, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in China stood at 554,732. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in China peaked at 554,732 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 361,028, in 2019.

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 32 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU in China, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU in China, 1990 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1990 382,007 —
1991 386,757 +1.2%
1992 386,988 +0.1%
1993 384,032 -0.8%
1994 392,472 +2.2%
1995 414,710 +5.7%
1996 438,041 +5.6%
1997 396,733 -9.4%
1998 415,676 +4.8%
1999 423,119 +1.8%
2000 422,169 -0.2%
2001 409,861 -2.9%
2002 399,198 -2.6%
2003 389,565 -2.4%
2004 399,128 +2.5%
2005 402,424 +0.8%
2006 400,570 -0.5%
2007 390,423 -2.5%
2008 396,190 +1.5%
2009 393,418 -0.7%
2010 390,649 -0.7%
2011 384,906 -1.5%
2012 382,129 -0.7%
2013 381,086 -0.3%
2014 381,541 +0.1%
2015 385,250 +1.0%
2016 386,344 +0.3%
2017 379,044 -1.9%
2018 372,366 -1.8%
2019 361,028 -3.0%
2030 511,696 +41.7%
2050 554,732 +8.4%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 554,732 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,432, 125.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 554,732 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 490.43, 1131.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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 +41.7% 361,028 511,696

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 402,054 382,007 438,041 10
2000s 400,295 389,565 422,169 10
2010s 380,434 361,028 390,649 10
2030s 511,696 511,696 511,696 1
2050s 554,732 554,732 554,732 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 600,661 compare
  2. 3 Brazil 446,482 compare
  3. 4 United States 232,980 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 147,137 compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in China?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu in China was 554,732 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) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 554,732 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 361,028 in 2019.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu?
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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU
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FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
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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).