China CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
13.124.727.993
tons
Year-over-Year
+0,79%
increase
Global Share
33,12%
Per Capita
9,13
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in China were 13.124.727.993 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 0,79% over the previous year, representing an increase by 103.486.014 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 13.021.241.979 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in China are equivalent to 9,13 tons per person, an increase by 0,06 over the figure of 9,08 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0,6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of China
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.124.727.993 | 0,79% | 9,13 | 33,12% |
| 2023 | 13.021.241.979 | 4,01% | 9,08 | 33,29% |
| 2022 | 12.518.684.441 | −0,26% | 8,74 | 32,48% |
| 2021 | 12.551.864.516 | 4,91% | 8,79 | 32,84% |
| 2020 | 11.964.128.536 | 1,28% | 8,4 | 33,04% |
| 2019 | 11.813.058.174 | 2,48% | 8,32 | 31,08% |
| 2018 | 11.527.511.684 | 4,8% | 8,15 | 30,41% |
| 2017 | 10.999.418.848 | 2,09% | 7,8 | 29,71% |
| 2016 | 10.773.725.841 | 0,22% | 7,68 | 29,61% |
| 2015 | 10.749.896.615 | −1,21% | 7,69 | 29,62% |
| 2014 | 10.881.104.246 | 1,12% | 7,83 | 29,90% |
| 2013 | 10.760.430.002 | 4,77% | 7,78 | 29,74% |
| 2012 | 10.270.740.974 | 3,16% | 7,47 | 28,94% |
| 2011 | 9.955.748.166 | 9,33% | 7,28 | 28,42% |
| 2010 | 9.106.005.111 | 9,46% | 6,7 | 26,81% |
| 2009 | 8.319.163.825 | 7,31% | 6,15 | 26,02% |
| 2008 | 7.752.223.748 | 3,06% | 5,77 | 23,92% |
| 2007 | 7.522.003.234 | 8,65% | 5,63 | 23,35% |
| 2006 | 6.922.874.094 | 11,02% | 5,21 | 22,30% |
| 2005 | 6.235.685.203 | 13,45% | 4,72 | 20,77% |
| 2004 | 5.496.262.043 | 15,15% | 4,18 | 19,00% |
| 2003 | 4.773.108.177 | 15,49% | 3,65 | 17,27% |
| 2002 | 4.133.072.959 | 8,05% | 3,18 | 15,65% |
| 2001 | 3.825.057.890 | 4,86% | 2,96 | 14,71% |
| 2000 | 3.647.877.288 | 5,8% | 2,84 | 14,20% |
| 1999 | 3.447.770.927 | −2,11% | 2,7 | 13,82% |
| 1998 | 3.522.033.398 | 2,46% | 2,78 | 14,23% |
| 1997 | 3.437.319.440 | 2,91% | 2,73 | 13,97% |
| 1996 | 3.340.256.514 | −0,76% | 2,67 | 13,83% |
| 1995 | 3.365.775.036 | 10,46% | 2,71 | 14,21% |
| 1994 | 3.046.920.055 | 5,42% | 2,48 | 13,22% |
| 1993 | 2.890.181.384 | 8,26% | 2,37 | 12,67% |
| 1992 | 2.669.788.147 | 4,69% | 2,22 | 11,75% |
| 1991 | 2.550.198.475 | 5,63% | 2,14 | 11,19% |
| 1990 | 2.414.276.240 | 1,78% | 2,06 | 10,65% |
| 1989 | 2.372.091.084 | 3,42% | 2,06 | 10,62% |
| 1988 | 2.293.579.145 | 7,51% | 2,02 | 10,45% |
| 1987 | 2.133.274.824 | 6,95% | 1,92 | 10,06% |
| 1986 | 1.994.730.321 | 6,19% | 1,83 | 9,71% |
| 1985 | 1.878.471.978 | 1,07% | 1,75 | 9,31% |
| 1984 | 1.858.544.691 | 8,97% | 1,76 | 9,33% |
| 1983 | 1.705.597.060 | 5,23% | 1,64 | 8,84% |
| 1982 | 1.620.845.024 | 4,53% | 1,59 | 8,46% |
| 1981 | 1.550.623.925 | −0,9% | 1,54 | 7,99% |
| 1980 | 1.564.736.772 | −2,14% | 1,57 | 7,91% |
| 1979 | 1.598.873.431 | 2,43% | 1,63 | 7,99% |
| 1978 | 1.560.941.850 | 12,7% | 1,62 | 8,01% |
| 1977 | 1.385.042.924 | 12,41% | 1,45 | 7,34% |
| 1976 | 1.232.146.490 | 4,06% | 1,31 | 6,73% |
| 1975 | 1.184.119.403 | 14,66% | 1,29 | 6,83% |
| 1974 | 1.032.730.217 | 1,73% | 1,14 | 5,94% |
| 1973 | 1.015.182.287 | 4,08% | 1,15 | 5,81% |
| 1972 | 975.430.853 | 6,61% | 1,13 | 5,92% |
| 1971 | 914.940.398 | 0,38% | 1,08 | 5,83% |
| 1970 | 911.501.251 | – | 1,11 | 5,79% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).