Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in China

China: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils was 1,269 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1,269
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1,269
in 2050
All-time low
170.87
in 1961
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 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 (n2o) - agricultural soils in China stood at 1,269. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in China peaked at 1,269 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 170.87, in 1961.

That places China 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in China, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in China, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 170.87
1962 178.8 +4.6%
1963 191.22 +6.9%
1964 208.68 +9.1%
1965 227.35 +8.9%
1966 254.72 +12.0%
1967 245.97 -3.4%
1968 253.04 +2.9%
1969 264.59 +4.6%
1970 283.28 +7.1%
1971 292.21 +3.2%
1972 306.9 +5.0%
1973 322.99 +5.2%
1974 316.43 -2.0%
1975 344.58 +8.9%
1976 342.15 -0.7%
1977 385.53 +12.7%
1978 437.32 +13.4%
1979 472.93 +8.1%
1980 508.23 +7.5%
1981 498.27 -2.0%
1982 520.62 +4.5%
1983 560.32 +7.6%
1984 592.57 +5.8%
1985 564.54 -4.7%
1986 570.37 +1.0%
1987 650.47 +14.0%
1988 692.65 +6.5%
1989 715.32 +3.3%
1990 745.09 +4.2%
1991 760.8 +2.1%
1992 773.83 +1.7%
1993 736 -4.9%
1994 772.59 +5.0%
1995 894.95 +15.8%
1996 960.43 +7.3%
1997 877.06 -8.7%
1998 885.73 +1.0%
1999 924.62 +4.4%
2000 884.77 -4.3%
2001 885.9 +0.1%
2002 942.39 +6.4%
2003 937.51 -0.5%
2004 971.65 +3.6%
2005 987.84 +1.7%
2006 1,001 +1.4%
2007 1,007 +0.6%
2008 1,028 +2.1%
2009 1,040 +1.2%
2010 1,052 +1.1%
2011 1,054 +0.2%
2012 1,068 +1.3%
2013 1,071 +0.3%
2014 1,073 +0.2%
2015 1,085 +1.1%
2016 1,084 -0.1%
2017 1,058 -2.3%
2018 1,028 -2.9%
2019 1,048 +2.0%
2030 1,196 +14.1%
2050 1,269 +6.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 1,269 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.47, 134.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • China's 1,269 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.36, 930.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 221.69 170.87 264.59 9
1970s 350.43 283.28 472.93 10
1980s 587.34 498.27 715.32 10
1990s 833.11 736 960.43 10
2000s 968.75 884.77 1,040 10
2010s 1,062 1,028 1,085 10
2030s 1,196 1,196 1,196 1
2050s 1,269 1,269 1,269 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 India 1,041 compare
  2. 3 Brazil 678.54 compare
  3. 4 United States 534.53 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in China?
Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in China was 1,269 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 (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1,269 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 170.87 in 1961.
How does China rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils?
China ranks 1st out of 198 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 (N2O) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils
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
198 places, 10,938 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).