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China: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture

498.98Mt CO2e · 2024+2.9% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for China from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
2024498.984
2023500.243
2022477.155
2021480.218
2020475.706
2019465.559
2018478.809
2017481.192
2016488.185
2015487.393
2014484.942
2013483.205
2012483.38
2011483.736
2010486.755
2009488.617
2008489.461
2007480.177
2006488.415
2005487.996
2004487.499
2003469.421
2002485.179
2001497.266
2000513.075
1999518.238
1998510.122
1997490.922
1996540.797
1995522.845
1994505.297
1993506.395
1992523.937
1991532.927
1990540.24
1989524.947
1988502.355
1987498.914
1986486.253
1985471.502
1984477.995
1983472.332
1982462.873
1981452.963
1980453.945
1979451.529
1978448.258
1977449.111
1976454.111
1975449.715
1974446.378
1973440.163
1972432.498
1971427.335
1970403.724

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-agriculture (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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