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

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0327 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0327 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
46th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0341 units per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0063 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC in China, 1961–2019

0.010.020.03196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in China is 0.0327 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in China peaked at 0.0341 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places China 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0063 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0064 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1963 0.0069 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1964 0.0075 units per square kilometre +9.5%
1965 0.0082 units per square kilometre +8.6%
1966 0.0091 units per square kilometre +10.8%
1967 0.009 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1968 0.0092 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1969 0.0095 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1970 0.01 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1971 0.0104 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1972 0.0109 units per square kilometre +5.2%
1973 0.0114 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1974 0.0112 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1975 0.012 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1976 0.012 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1977 0.0132 units per square kilometre +10.0%
1978 0.0147 units per square kilometre +11.0%
1979 0.0157 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1980 0.0168 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1981 0.0164 units per square kilometre -1.9%
1982 0.0171 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1983 0.0183 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1984 0.0192 units per square kilometre +5.1%
1985 0.0185 units per square kilometre -3.6%
1986 0.0189 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1987 0.0212 units per square kilometre +12.6%
1988 0.0225 units per square kilometre +5.7%
1989 0.0232 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1990 0.0241 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1991 0.0247 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1992 0.0251 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1993 0.0242 units per square kilometre -3.8%
1994 0.0254 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1995 0.0291 units per square kilometre +14.7%
1996 0.0312 units per square kilometre +7.3%
1997 0.0282 units per square kilometre -9.5%
1998 0.0287 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1999 0.03 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2000 0.0289 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2001 0.0289 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2002 0.0304 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2003 0.0302 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.0311 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2005 0.0316 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2006 0.0319 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2007 0.032 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2008 0.0327 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2009 0.033 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.0333 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2011 0.0332 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2012 0.0336 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2013 0.0337 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2014 0.0337 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.0341 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2016 0.034 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2017 0.0332 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2018 0.0324 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2019 0.0327 units per square kilometre +0.8%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0327 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0177 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0327 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0175 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0122 units per square kilometre 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.0157 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0192 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre 0.0232 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0271 units per square kilometre 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0312 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0311 units per square kilometre 0.0289 units per square kilometre 0.033 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0334 units per square kilometre 0.0324 units per square kilometre 0.0341 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 43 Ethiopia 0.035 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 44 Turkey 0.0337 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 45 Guatemala 0.0327 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 47 Philippines 0.0327 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 48 Faroe Islands 0.0324 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 49 Italy 0.032 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in China?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in China was 0.0327 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0341 units per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc?
China ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.