CO2 emissions per person in China

Carbon dioxide emissions in China were 9.32 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
China, 2024 9.32 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 +0.9% 2023: 9.23 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 6.88 t CO2 per person Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 22nd of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in China over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period ChinaWorld
2024 9.32 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 9.23 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 8.86 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 8.89 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 8.48 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 8.39 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 8.22 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 7.88 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 7.76 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 7.79 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 7.93 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 7.89 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 7.58 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 7.40 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 6.81 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 6.25 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 5.85 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 5.71 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 5.28 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 4.78 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 4.24 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 3.70 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 3.23 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 3.01 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 2.89 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 9.23 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 7.93 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +17.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, China has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database