Greenhouse gas emissions per person in China
Greenhouse gas emissions in China were 11.0 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
China, 2024
11.0
Change from 2023
+0.9%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Median of G20 countries, 2024
8.2 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
29th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in China over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.0 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 10.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 10.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 10.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 10.1 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 10.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 9.8 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 9.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 9.3 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 9.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 9.5 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 9.5 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 9.2 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 9.0 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 8.3 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 7.7 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 7.2 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 7.1 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 6.7 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 6.1 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 5.5 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 4.9 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 4.4 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 4.1 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 4.0 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 10.9 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.5 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +15.5%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, China has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for China
All statistics for China
CO2 emissions per person
9.32 t CO2 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