Total greenhouse gas emissions in China
China emitted 15,536.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
China, 2024
15,536.1
Change from 2023
+0.8%
World, 2024
53,206.4 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
1st of 203
Total greenhouse gas emissions in China over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,536.1 Mt CO2e | 53,206.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 15,411.8 Mt CO2e | 52,540.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 14,857.4 Mt CO2e | 51,748.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 14,866.5 Mt CO2e | 51,188.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 14,230.2 Mt CO2e | 48,962.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 14,052.9 Mt CO2e | 50,829.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 13,740.9 Mt CO2e | 50,566.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 13,160.6 Mt CO2e | 49,478.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 12,913.1 Mt CO2e | 48,655.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 12,931.0 Mt CO2e | 48,451.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 13,095.2 Mt CO2e | 48,549.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 12,948.6 Mt CO2e | 48,193.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 12,419.6 Mt CO2e | 47,430.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 12,056.8 Mt CO2e | 46,808.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 11,062.0 Mt CO2e | 45,433.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 10,196.9 Mt CO2e | 43,188.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 9,576.3 Mt CO2e | 43,642.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 9,356.3 Mt CO2e | 43,350.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 8,759.3 Mt CO2e | 42,078.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 7,974.4 Mt CO2e | 40,919.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 7,131.5 Mt CO2e | 39,626.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 6,292.9 Mt CO2e | 38,064.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 5,584.8 Mt CO2e | 36,555.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 5,255.1 Mt CO2e | 36,099.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 5,063.9 Mt CO2e | 35,794.0 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 15,411.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13,095.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +18.6%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, China has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.
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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
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CO2 emissions per person
9.32 t CO2 per person
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Methane emissions
1,485.3 Mt CO2e
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Nitrous oxide emissions
423.62 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank