Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in China

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires was 196.41 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
196.41
Change on year
down 36.6%
World rank
28th
of 209 countries
All-time high
816.29
in 2008
All-time low
142.7
in 2017
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in China, 1990–2019

2004006008001990200420191990: 356.31991: 356.31992: 356.31993: 356.31994: 356.31995: 356.31996: 438.61997: 463.81998: 530.91999: 495.82000: 567.82001: 332.92002: 192.52003: 686.82004: 521.32005: 261.22006: 2052007: 288.52008: 816.32009: 352.62010: 358.12011: 210.82012: 171.62013: 182.72014: 287.42015: 257.22016: 269.12017: 142.72018: 3102019: 196.4

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in China stood at 196.41.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in China peaked at 816.29 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 142.7, in 2017.

China ranks 28th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in China, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires in China, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 356.26 —
1991 356.26 +0.0%
1992 356.26 +0.0%
1993 356.26 +0.0%
1994 356.26 +0.0%
1995 356.26 +0.0%
1996 438.57 +23.1%
1997 463.8 +5.8%
1998 530.86 +14.5%
1999 495.84 -6.6%
2000 567.83 +14.5%
2001 332.92 -41.4%
2002 192.51 -42.2%
2003 686.79 +256.8%
2004 521.31 -24.1%
2005 261.16 -49.9%
2006 205.01 -21.5%
2007 288.52 +40.7%
2008 816.29 +182.9%
2009 352.63 -56.8%
2010 358.05 +1.5%
2011 210.77 -41.1%
2012 171.59 -18.6%
2013 182.75 +6.5%
2014 287.43 +57.3%
2015 257.25 -10.5%
2016 269.07 +4.6%
2017 142.7 -47.0%
2018 309.99 +117.2%
2019 196.41 -36.6%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 196.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.73, 113.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 196.41 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0502, 3912.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires 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
2003 +256.8% 192.51 686.79

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 406.66 356.26 530.86 10
2000s 422.5 192.51 816.29 10
2010s 238.6 142.7 358.05 10

Countries ranked near China

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  3. 27 Vietnam 206.13 compare
  4. 29 Congo 185.94 compare
  5. 30 Malawi 116.41 compare
  6. 31 Honduras 103.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in China?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires in China was 196.41 in 2019, 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 n2o (ar5) - forest fires recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 816.29 in 2008.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 142.7 in 2017.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires?
China ranks 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 N2O (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires
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
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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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).