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Greenhouse gas emissions — China

Greenhouse gas emissions in China in 2024 — 14,107.01 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 199 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 3,231.1%.

2024 14,107.01 Mt CO₂e +1.24% vs 2023
World rank 199of 199
Period maximum 14,107.01 Mt CO₂e2024
Period minimum 247.46 Mt CO₂e1875

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — China, 1850–202405,00010,00015,000185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 423.5 Mt CO₂e1853: 400.68 Mt CO₂e1856: 380.64 Mt CO₂e1859: 362.63 Mt CO₂e1862: 320.83 Mt CO₂e1865: 283.75 Mt CO₂e1868: 258.2 Mt CO₂e1871: 250.88 Mt CO₂e1874: 254.47 Mt CO₂e1877: 258.51 Mt CO₂e1880: 275.3 Mt CO₂e1883: 308.18 Mt CO₂e1886: 321.01 Mt CO₂e1889: 342.47 Mt CO₂e1892: 377.5 Mt CO₂e1895: 391.03 Mt CO₂e1898: 419.79 Mt CO₂e1901: 466.82 Mt CO₂e1904: 485.85 Mt CO₂e1907: 531.05 Mt CO₂e1910: 570.39 Mt CO₂e1913: 603.32 Mt CO₂e1916: 650.75 Mt CO₂e1919: 684.18 Mt CO₂e1922: 665.65 Mt CO₂e1925: 690.32 Mt CO₂e1928: 692.86 Mt CO₂e1931: 780.67 Mt CO₂e1934: 842.13 Mt CO₂e1937: 882.27 Mt CO₂e1940: 977.89 Mt CO₂e1943: 1,067.02 Mt CO₂e1946: 1,025.67 Mt CO₂e1949: 1,082.75 Mt CO₂e1952: 1,404.8 Mt CO₂e1955: 1,559.5 Mt CO₂e1958: 1,581.87 Mt CO₂e1961: 1,837.98 Mt CO₂e1964: 1,799 Mt CO₂e1967: 1,638.41 Mt CO₂e1970: 2,492.34 Mt CO₂e1973: 2,797.21 Mt CO₂e1976: 2,807.75 Mt CO₂e1979: 3,232.37 Mt CO₂e1982: 3,233.35 Mt CO₂e1985: 3,560.51 Mt CO₂e1988: 4,062.89 Mt CO₂e1991: 4,315.06 Mt CO₂e1994: 4,901.6 Mt CO₂e1997: 5,318.06 Mt CO₂e2000: 5,282.1 Mt CO₂e2003: 6,373.2 Mt CO₂e2006: 8,215.58 Mt CO₂e2009: 9,644.71 Mt CO₂e2012: 11,526.33 Mt CO₂e2015: 11,642.97 Mt CO₂e2018: 11,989.9 Mt CO₂e2021: 12,958.47 Mt CO₂e2024: 14,107.01 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +13,683.51 (+3,231.09%) Average annual rate: 2.04 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 14,107.01 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
East Asia & Pacific computed 21,054.9 Mt CO₂e
Eastern Asia computed 16,256.36 Mt CO₂e
Upper-middle-income countries computed 24,315.92 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 14,107.01 +172.6 +1.24%
2023 13,934.4 +487.48 +3.63%
2022 13,446.92 +488.45 +3.77%
2021 12,958.47 +434.42 +3.47%
2020 12,524.05 +201.67 +1.64%
2019 12,322.38 +332.49 +2.77%
2018 11,989.9 +366.97 +3.16%
2017 11,622.93 +240.14 +2.11%
2016 11,382.78 −260.19 −2.23%
2015 11,642.97 −46.36 −0.4%
2014 11,689.33 −3.13 −0.03%
2013 11,692.46 +166.13 +1.44%
2012 11,526.33 +173.69 +1.53%
2011 11,352.64 +1,043.68 +10.12%
2010 10,308.95 +664.25 +6.89%
2009 9,644.71 +400.21 +4.33%
2008 9,244.5 +542.77 +6.24%
2007 8,701.73 +486.15 +5.92%
2006 8,215.58 +664.04 +8.79%
2005 7,551.54 +710.95 +10.39%
2004 6,840.59 +467.39 +7.33%
2003 6,373.2 +773.01 +13.8%
2002 5,600.19 +317.95 +6.02%
2001 5,282.24 +0.14 +0%
2000 5,282.1 −59.97 −1.12%
1999 5,342.07 +146.79 +2.83%
1998 5,195.28 −122.79 −2.31%
1997 5,318.06 −40.97 −0.76%
1996 5,359.03 +207.74 +4.03%
1995 5,151.3 +249.7 +5.09%
1994 4,901.6 +310.25 +6.76%
1993 4,591.35 +145.4 +3.27%
1992 4,445.96 +130.9 +3.03%
1991 4,315.06 +109.89 +2.61%
1990 4,205.17 +60.58 +1.46%
1989 4,144.59 +81.7 +2.01%
1988 4,062.89 +211.07 +5.48%
1987 3,851.82 +167.45 +4.54%
1986 3,684.37 +123.86 +3.48%
1985 3,560.51 +97.26 +2.81%
1984 3,463.25 +132.29 +3.97%
1983 3,330.97 +97.61 +3.02%
1982 3,233.35 +132.05 +4.26%
1981 3,101.3 −80.01 −2.52%
1980 3,181.32 −51.05 −1.58%
1979 3,232.37 −473.05 −12.77%
1978 3,705.42 +362.05 +10.83%
1977 3,343.37 +535.62 +19.08%
1976 2,807.75 −75.17 −2.61%
1975 2,882.93 +67.88 +2.41%
1974 2,815.05 +17.84 +0.64%
1973 2,797.21 −40.34 −1.42%
1972 2,837.55 +547.98 +23.93%
1971 2,289.57 −202.77 −8.14%
1970 2,492.34 +95.21 +3.97%
1969 2,397.13 +628.61 +35.54%
1968 1,768.52 +130.11 +7.94%
1967 1,638.41 −306.55 −15.76%
1966 1,944.97 −116.21 −5.64%
1965 2,061.18 +262.18 +14.57%
1964 1,799 −77.86 −4.15%
1963 1,876.86 +102.78 +5.79%
1962 1,774.09 −63.89 −3.48%
1961 1,837.98 +101.78 +5.86%
1960 1,736.19 +29.37 +1.72%
1959 1,706.83 +124.96 +7.9%
1958 1,581.87 +77.49 +5.15%
1957 1,504.38 +24.26 +1.64%
1956 1,480.12 −79.38 −5.09%
1955 1,559.5 −11.33 −0.72%
1954 1,570.83 +217.18 +16.04%
1953 1,353.65 −51.14 −3.64%
1952 1,404.8 −194.51 −12.16%
1951 1,599.3 +257.43 +19.18%
1950 1,341.87 +259.11 +23.93%
1949 1,082.75 +43.17 +4.15%
1948 1,039.58 −2.88 −0.28%
1947 1,042.47 +16.79 +1.64%
1946 1,025.67 −11.98 −1.15%
1945 1,037.65 −36.94 −3.44%
1944 1,074.6 +7.58 +0.71%
1943 1,067.02 +3.27 +0.31%
1942 1,063.75 +32.74 +3.18%
1941 1,031.01 +53.13 +5.43%
1940 977.89 +65.14 +7.14%
1939 912.75 +28.38 +3.21%
1938 884.37 +2.11 +0.24%
1937 882.27 +3.44 +0.39%
1936 878.82 +12.65 +1.46%
1935 866.17 +24.04 +2.85%
1934 842.13 +27.71 +3.4%
1933 814.42 +14.29 +1.79%
1932 800.13 +19.46 +2.49%
1931 780.67 +25.69 +3.4%
1930 754.98 +43.2 +6.07%
1929 711.78 +18.92 +2.73%
1928 692.86 +2.26 +0.33%
1927 690.6 +5.81 +0.85%
1926 684.79 −5.52 −0.8%
1925 690.32 +6.05 +0.88%
1924 684.27 +0.86 +0.13%
1923 683.41 +17.76 +2.67%
1922 665.65 −5.55 −0.83%
1921 671.19 −7.36 −1.09%
1920 678.56 −5.63 −0.82%
1919 684.18 +5.09 +0.75%
1918 679.09 +11.18 +1.67%
1917 667.91 +17.16 +2.64%
1916 650.75 +7.73 +1.2%
1915 643.02 +10.37 +1.64%
1914 632.65 +29.33 +4.86%
1913 603.32 +7.68 +1.29%
1912 595.63 −3.19 −0.53%
1911 598.83 +28.44 +4.99%
1910 570.39 +15.42 +2.78%
1909 554.98 +14.46 +2.67%
1908 540.52 +9.47 +1.78%
1907 531.05 +27.15 +5.39%
1906 503.89 +12.26 +2.49%
1905 491.63 +5.78 +1.19%
1904 485.85 +5.48 +1.14%
1903 480.37 +7.8 +1.65%
1902 472.57 +5.75 +1.23%
1901 466.82 +22.21 +5%
1900 444.61 +19.78 +4.66%
1899 424.83 +5.04 +1.2%
1898 419.79 +7.21 +1.75%
1897 412.57 +13.41 +3.36%
1896 399.16 +8.13 +2.08%
1895 391.03 −0.98 −0.25%
1894 392.02 +8.62 +2.25%
1893 383.4 +5.9 +1.56%
1892 377.5 −0.49 −0.13%
1891 377.99 +14.32 +3.94%
1890 363.68 +21.21 +6.19%
1889 342.47 +9.48 +2.85%
1888 332.98 +5.31 +1.62%
1887 327.67 +6.67 +2.08%
1886 321.01 +13.32 +4.33%
1885 307.69 −4.41 −1.41%
1884 312.1 +3.92 +1.27%
1883 308.18 +5.3 +1.75%
1882 302.88 +10.13 +3.46%
1881 292.75 +17.45 +6.34%
1880 275.3 +12.29 +4.67%
1879 263.01 +5.96 +2.32%
1878 257.05 −1.45 −0.56%
1877 258.51 +6.14 +2.43%
1876 252.37 +4.91 +1.99%
1875 247.46 −7.01 −2.76%
1874 254.47 +1.48 +0.59%
1873 252.99 −2.01 −0.79%
1872 255 +4.12 +1.64%
1871 250.88 −0.92 −0.37%
1870 251.8 +2.38 +0.95%
1869 249.43 −8.77 −3.4%
1868 258.2 −7.6 −2.86%
1867 265.79 −10.55 −3.82%
1866 276.34 −7.4 −2.61%
1865 283.75 −23.36 −7.61%
1864 307.11 −6.85 −2.18%
1863 313.96 −6.88 −2.14%
1862 320.83 −9.55 −2.89%
1861 330.38 −19.15 −5.48%
1860 349.53 −13.1 −3.61%
1859 362.63 −5.52 −1.5%
1858 368.15 −7.42 −1.97%
1857 375.57 −5.07 −1.33%
1856 380.64 −7.19 −1.85%
1855 387.82 −6.99 −1.77%
1854 394.82 −5.87 −1.46%
1853 400.68 −9.39 −2.29%
1852 410.07 −8.06 −1.93%
1851 418.13 −5.37 −1.27%
1850 423.5 — —

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MO Macao 1.17 HK Hong Kong 38.91 KP North Korea 89.8 MN Mongolia 98.21 TW Taiwan 283.54 KR South Korea 630.57 JP Japan 1,007.16 CN China 14,107.01
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About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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