Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in China
China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0384 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in China, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in China stood at 0.0384 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in China peaked at 0.0466 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.045 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0384 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0323 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0384 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0318 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 0.037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 73 Malawi 0.0401 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Romania 0.0391 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Dominica 0.0386 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Saint Lucia 0.0383 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Ecuador 0.0373 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Tajikistan 0.0373 units per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in China?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in China was 0.0384 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0466 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
- China ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.