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) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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

Latest (2050)

554,732

World rank

2nd

of 209 countries

All-time high

554,732

in 2050

All-time low

246,776

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture in China, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc agriculture in China is 554,732, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc agriculture in China peaked at 554,732 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 246,776, in 1961.

China ranks 2nd of 209 countries on this measure, 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	278,209	246,776	304,305	9
1970s	336,093	312,728	347,722	10
1980s	348,067	335,095	374,869	10
1990s	401,370	381,509	437,180	10
2000s	399,761	388,770	421,063	10
2010s	380,158	360,801	390,235	10
2030s	511,696	511,696	511,696	1
2050s	554,732	554,732	554,732	1

Countries ranked near China

1 Djibouti 641.85 compare
1 India 600,661 compare
3 Brazil 446,482 compare
4 United States 232,980 compare
5 Pakistan 147,137 compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for China

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 392,076 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1,269 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 336,373 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 27,128 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 92,945 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc agriculture in China?: Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc agriculture 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) - ipcc agriculture recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 554,732 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc agriculture recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 246,776 in 1961.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc agriculture?: China ranks 2nd out of 209 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) - IPCC Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture
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: 210 places, 11,304 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).