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.
China, 2024
9.32
Change from 2023
+0.9%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of G20 countries, 2024
6.88 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
22nd of 203
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.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
More for China
All statistics for China
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
11.0 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.92e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.70e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
15,536.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
1,485.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
423.62 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank