Environment in China

3,850 indicators covering environment for China.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 8th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % 2024 down 5.1% 62nd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % 2024 down 1.0% 74th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha 2024 down 5.1% 6th
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % 2024 up 33.5% 136th
Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha 2024 up 27.7% 3rd
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % 2024 down 2.3% 150th
Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha 2024 down 6.4% 7th
Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap 2024 unchanged 175th
Cropland — Share in Land area 13.73 % 2024 down 2.3% 127th
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.96 % 2024 up 2.0% 182nd
Cropland — Area 129,388 1000 ha 2024 down 2.3% 5th
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,604 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 22.0% 42nd
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.66 % 2024 down 4.2% 110th
Agricultural land — Area 392,604 1000 ha 2024 down 4.2% 4th
Agriculture — Area 392,604 1000 ha 2024 down 4.2% 4th
Land area — Area 942,470 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 5th
Country area — Area 960,001 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 7th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 8.65 g/Int$ 2024 down 31.3% 44th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.1 kg/cap 2024 down 21.3% 32nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.36 kg/ha 2024 down 17.7% 17th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 8.85 million t 2024 down 19.6% 2nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.12 million t 2024 up 55.9% 2nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 9.13 g/Int$ 2024 down 40.7% 43rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 6.44 kg/cap 2024 down 32.1% 24th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 72.15 kg/ha 2024 down 29.1% 8th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 9.34 million t 2024 down 30.7% 1st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 221,281 t 2024 down 31.3% 21st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 24.25 g/Int$ 2024 down 31.9% 54th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.09 kg/cap 2024 down 22.1% 42nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 191.61 kg/ha 2024 down 18.5% 9th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 24.79 million t 2024 down 20.4% 1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 5.73 million t 2024 down 35.5% 2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 297,815 t 2024 down 15.7% 36th
Pesticides (total) — Export value 9.18 million 1000 USD 2024 up 109.6% 1st
Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.13 million 1000 USD 2024 up 5.8% 9th
Heating Degree Days 7,732 2024 down 4.8% 11th
Cooling Degree Days 1,153 2024 up 27.7% 141st
Total fisheries production 95.21 million metric tons 2024 up 29.2% 1st
Capture fisheries production 13.26 million metric tons 2024 down 19.0% 1st
Aquaculture production 81.95 million metric tons 2024 up 43.0% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 31.69 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.3% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 23.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.0% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 64.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 72.6% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 423.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.7% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 38.52 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.0% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 5.73 Mt CO2e 2024 down 39.6% 2nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9269 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.8% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.31 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.1% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 249.49 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.2% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 928.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.6% 2nd
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.2% 32nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 6,578 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.8% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.32 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 17.4% 22nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13,125 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.6% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,396 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.6% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2,793 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.7% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 821.58 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.8% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 586.64 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.0% 1st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.6% 1st