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

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation was 137,062 in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
137,062
World rank
1st
of 118 countries
All-time high
181,942
in 1976
All-time low
131,744
in 2003
Years of data
61
1961–2050

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

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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) - rice cultivation in China stood at 137,062.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice cultivation in China peaked at 181,942 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 131,744, in 2003.

That places China 1st out of 118 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation in China, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 133,138 —
1962 136,417 +2.5%
1963 140,231 +2.8%
1964 149,381 +6.5%
1965 150,494 +0.7%
1966 154,037 +2.4%
1967 153,563 -0.3%
1968 150,932 -1.7%
1969 153,548 +1.7%
1970 162,952 +6.1%
1971 175,398 +7.6%
1972 176,439 +0.6%
1973 176,088 -0.2%
1974 178,428 +1.3%
1975 179,556 +0.6%
1976 181,942 +1.3%
1977 178,493 -1.9%
1978 173,105 -3.0%
1979 170,081 -1.7%
1980 169,686 -0.2%
1981 166,965 -1.6%
1982 165,829 -0.7%
1983 166,242 +0.2%
1984 166,149 -0.1%
1985 160,581 -3.4%
1986 161,381 +0.5%
1987 160,868 -0.3%
1988 159,703 -0.7%
1989 163,232 +2.2%
1990 164,915 +1.0%
1991 162,451 -1.5%
1992 159,832 -1.6%
1993 151,267 -5.4%
1994 150,236 -0.7%
1995 153,040 +1.9%
1996 156,216 +2.1%
1997 158,065 +1.2%
1998 155,321 -1.7%
1999 155,643 +0.2%
2000 149,072 -4.2%
2001 143,379 -3.8%
2002 140,251 -2.2%
2003 131,744 -6.1%
2004 140,764 +6.8%
2005 143,232 +1.8%
2006 143,647 +0.3%
2007 143,539 -0.1%
2008 145,083 +1.1%
2009 146,992 +1.3%
2010 148,149 +0.8%
2011 149,105 +0.6%
2012 149,532 +0.3%
2013 150,439 +0.6%
2014 150,434 -0.0%
2015 152,668 +1.5%
2016 152,593 -0.0%
2017 152,603 +0.0%
2018 149,844 -1.8%
2019 147,381 -1.6%
2030 154,276 +4.7%
2050 137,062 -11.2%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 137,062 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 497.92, 275.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • China's 137,062 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,709, 37.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 146,860 133,138 154,037 9
1970s 175,248 162,952 181,942 10
1980s 164,064 159,703 169,686 10
1990s 156,699 150,236 164,915 10
2000s 142,770 131,744 149,072 10
2010s 150,275 147,381 152,668 10
2030s 154,276 154,276 154,276 1
2050s 137,062 137,062 137,062 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 India 100,647 compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 74,324 compare
  3. 4 Myanmar 43,660 compare

See the full ranking of 118 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice cultivation in China?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice cultivation in China was 137,062 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) - rice cultivation recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 181,942 in 1976.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice cultivation recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 131,744 in 2003.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice cultivation?
China ranks 1st out of 118 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) - Rice Cultivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 6,718 data points, 1961–2050
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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).