China CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
13,124,727,993
tons
Year-over-Year
+0.79%
increase
Global Share
33.1%
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 | 33.1% |
| 2023 | 13,021,241,979 | 4.01% | 9.08 | 33.3% |
| 2022 | 12,518,684,441 | −0.26% | 8.74 | 32.5% |
| 2021 | 12,551,864,516 | 4.91% | 8.79 | 32.8% |
| 2020 | 11,964,128,536 | 1.28% | 8.4 | 33.0% |
| 2019 | 11,813,058,174 | 2.48% | 8.32 | 31.1% |
| 2018 | 11,527,511,684 | 4.8% | 8.15 | 30.4% |
| 2017 | 10,999,418,848 | 2.09% | 7.8 | 29.7% |
| 2016 | 10,773,725,841 | 0.22% | 7.68 | 29.6% |
| 2015 | 10,749,896,615 | −1.21% | 7.69 | 29.6% |
| 2014 | 10,881,104,246 | 1.12% | 7.83 | 29.9% |
| 2013 | 10,760,430,002 | 4.77% | 7.78 | 29.7% |
| 2012 | 10,270,740,974 | 3.16% | 7.47 | 28.9% |
| 2011 | 9,955,748,166 | 9.33% | 7.28 | 28.4% |
| 2010 | 9,106,005,111 | 9.46% | 6.7 | 26.8% |
| 2009 | 8,319,163,825 | 7.31% | 6.15 | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 7,752,223,748 | 3.06% | 5.77 | 23.9% |
| 2007 | 7,522,003,234 | 8.65% | 5.63 | 23.4% |
| 2006 | 6,922,874,094 | 11.02% | 5.21 | 22.3% |
| 2005 | 6,235,685,203 | 13.45% | 4.72 | 20.8% |
| 2004 | 5,496,262,043 | 15.15% | 4.18 | 19.0% |
| 2003 | 4,773,108,177 | 15.49% | 3.65 | 17.3% |
| 2002 | 4,133,072,959 | 8.05% | 3.18 | 15.6% |
| 2001 | 3,825,057,890 | 4.86% | 2.96 | 14.7% |
| 2000 | 3,647,877,288 | 5.8% | 2.84 | 14.2% |
| 1999 | 3,447,770,927 | −2.11% | 2.7 | 13.8% |
| 1998 | 3,522,033,398 | 2.46% | 2.78 | 14.2% |
| 1997 | 3,437,319,440 | 2.91% | 2.73 | 14.0% |
| 1996 | 3,340,256,514 | −0.76% | 2.67 | 13.8% |
| 1995 | 3,365,775,036 | 10.46% | 2.71 | 14.2% |
| 1994 | 3,046,920,055 | 5.42% | 2.48 | 13.2% |
| 1993 | 2,890,181,384 | 8.26% | 2.37 | 12.7% |
| 1992 | 2,669,788,147 | 4.69% | 2.22 | 11.8% |
| 1991 | 2,550,198,475 | 5.63% | 2.14 | 11.2% |
| 1990 | 2,414,276,240 | 1.78% | 2.06 | 10.7% |
| 1989 | 2,372,091,084 | 3.42% | 2.06 | 10.6% |
| 1988 | 2,293,579,145 | 7.51% | 2.02 | 10.4% |
| 1987 | 2,133,274,824 | 6.95% | 1.92 | 10.1% |
| 1986 | 1,994,730,321 | 6.19% | 1.83 | 9.7% |
| 1985 | 1,878,471,978 | 1.07% | 1.75 | 9.3% |
| 1984 | 1,858,544,691 | 8.97% | 1.76 | 9.3% |
| 1983 | 1,705,597,060 | 5.23% | 1.64 | 8.8% |
| 1982 | 1,620,845,024 | 4.53% | 1.59 | 8.5% |
| 1981 | 1,550,623,925 | −0.9% | 1.54 | 8.0% |
| 1980 | 1,564,736,772 | −2.14% | 1.57 | 7.9% |
| 1979 | 1,598,873,431 | 2.43% | 1.63 | 8.0% |
| 1978 | 1,560,941,850 | 12.7% | 1.62 | 8.0% |
| 1977 | 1,385,042,924 | 12.41% | 1.45 | 7.3% |
| 1976 | 1,232,146,490 | 4.06% | 1.31 | 6.7% |
| 1975 | 1,184,119,403 | 14.66% | 1.29 | 6.8% |
| 1974 | 1,032,730,217 | 1.73% | 1.14 | 5.9% |
| 1973 | 1,015,182,287 | 4.08% | 1.15 | 5.8% |
| 1972 | 975,430,853 | 6.61% | 1.13 | 5.9% |
| 1971 | 914,940,398 | 0.38% | 1.08 | 5.8% |
| 1970 | 911,501,251 | – | 1.11 | 5.8% |
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).