China Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
15,536,121,683
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.81%
increase
Global Share
29.2%
Per Capita
10.81
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in China were 15,536,121,683 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.81% over the previous year, representing an increase by 124,338,246 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 15,411,783,437 tons.
- Per capita: 10.81 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- China accounts for 29.2% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,536,121,683 | 13,124,727,993 | 1,485,337,872 | 423,617,504 | 502,438,314 | 10.81 | 0.81% | 29.2% |
| 2023 | 15,411,783,437 | 13,021,241,979 | 1,488,750,355 | 420,185,508 | 481,605,595 | 10.74 | 3.73% | 29.3% |
| 2022 | 14,857,401,090 | 12,518,684,441 | 1,472,039,502 | 405,754,975 | 460,922,172 | 10.38 | −0.06% | 28.7% |
| 2021 | 14,866,493,580 | 12,551,864,516 | 1,479,777,167 | 394,911,741 | 439,940,156 | 10.41 | 4.47% | 29.0% |
| 2020 | 14,230,229,554 | 11,964,128,536 | 1,459,414,944 | 387,186,713 | 419,499,361 | 9.99 | 1.26% | 29.1% |
| 2019 | 14,052,862,250 | 11,813,058,174 | 1,453,901,067 | 387,031,107 | 398,871,901 | 9.9 | 2.27% | 27.6% |
| 2018 | 13,740,929,920 | 11,527,511,684 | 1,456,288,348 | 378,074,522 | 379,055,365 | 9.71 | 4.41% | 27.2% |
| 2017 | 13,160,593,471 | 10,999,418,848 | 1,430,938,792 | 371,099,802 | 359,136,029 | 9.34 | 1.92% | 26.6% |
| 2016 | 12,913,087,022 | 10,773,725,841 | 1,415,089,565 | 386,313,522 | 337,958,093 | 9.2 | −0.14% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 12,931,041,648 | 10,749,896,615 | 1,458,098,314 | 401,107,717 | 321,939,002 | 9.26 | −1.25% | 26.7% |
| 2014 | 13,095,197,441 | 10,881,104,246 | 1,454,187,593 | 393,416,949 | 366,488,653 | 9.42 | 1.13% | 27.0% |
| 2013 | 12,948,607,991 | 10,760,430,002 | 1,446,867,433 | 413,250,374 | 328,060,182 | 9.36 | 4.26% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 12,419,566,978 | 10,270,740,974 | 1,440,694,881 | 409,602,083 | 298,529,040 | 9.03 | 3.01% | 26.2% |
| 2011 | 12,056,806,001 | 9,955,748,166 | 1,434,113,212 | 403,368,445 | 263,576,177 | 8.82 | 8.99% | 25.8% |
| 2010 | 11,062,044,557 | 9,106,005,111 | 1,342,170,084 | 383,327,032 | 230,542,330 | 8.14 | 8.48% | 24.3% |
| 2009 | 10,196,872,229 | 8,319,163,825 | 1,289,093,197 | 396,239,402 | 192,375,805 | 7.54 | 6.48% | 23.6% |
| 2008 | 9,576,295,871 | 7,752,223,748 | 1,266,843,523 | 401,494,978 | 155,733,622 | 7.12 | 2.35% | 21.9% |
| 2007 | 9,356,343,393 | 7,522,003,234 | 1,250,438,781 | 410,574,056 | 173,327,322 | 7 | 6.82% | 21.6% |
| 2006 | 8,759,338,885 | 6,922,874,094 | 1,231,948,007 | 410,804,748 | 193,712,036 | 6.59 | 9.84% | 20.8% |
| 2005 | 7,974,396,049 | 6,235,685,203 | 1,184,489,242 | 387,865,100 | 166,356,505 | 6.03 | 11.82% | 19.5% |
| 2004 | 7,131,534,270 | 5,496,262,043 | 1,140,147,399 | 374,469,861 | 120,654,967 | 5.43 | 13.33% | 18.0% |
| 2003 | 6,292,884,908 | 4,773,108,177 | 1,073,273,767 | 352,432,860 | 94,070,104 | 4.82 | 12.68% | 16.5% |
| 2002 | 5,584,831,120 | 4,133,072,959 | 1,036,325,792 | 347,405,653 | 68,026,717 | 4.3 | 6.28% | 15.3% |
| 2001 | 5,255,074,498 | 3,825,057,890 | 1,036,497,131 | 327,545,958 | 65,973,518 | 4.07 | 3.78% | 14.6% |
| 2000 | 5,063,892,200 | 3,647,877,288 | 1,035,801,682 | 329,813,475 | 50,399,756 | 3.95 | 4.4% | 14.1% |
| 1999 | 4,850,392,388 | 3,447,770,927 | 1,029,307,500 | 332,934,190 | 40,379,770 | 3.8 | −0.98% | 13.9% |
| 1998 | 4,898,208,752 | 3,522,033,398 | 1,027,008,868 | 322,181,107 | 26,985,379 | 3.86 | 2.16% | 14.1% |
| 1997 | 4,794,633,004 | 3,437,319,440 | 1,023,096,332 | 312,420,647 | 21,796,586 | 3.81 | 0.5% | 13.9% |
| 1996 | 4,771,004,354 | 3,340,256,514 | 1,076,945,955 | 334,872,473 | 18,929,413 | 3.82 | 0.18% | 14.0% |
| 1995 | 4,762,328,292 | 3,365,775,036 | 1,061,106,090 | 319,630,676 | 15,816,489 | 3.84 | 9.36% | 14.2% |
| 1994 | 4,354,601,043 | 3,046,920,055 | 1,017,022,980 | 278,083,642 | 12,574,366 | 3.54 | 4.38% | 13.3% |
| 1993 | 4,171,735,790 | 2,890,181,384 | 1,004,323,538 | 267,642,632 | 9,588,236 | 3.43 | 5.21% | 12.9% |
| 1992 | 3,965,076,826 | 2,669,788,147 | 1,016,832,672 | 271,775,137 | 6,680,871 | 3.29 | 3.11% | 12.3% |
| 1991 | 3,845,508,828 | 2,550,198,475 | 1,023,772,324 | 266,012,750 | 5,525,278 | 3.23 | 3.58% | 11.9% |
| 1990 | 3,712,743,738 | 2,414,276,240 | 1,033,515,846 | 260,357,290 | 4,594,361 | 3.17 | 2.14% | 11.5% |
| 1989 | 3,634,848,622 | 2,372,091,084 | 1,007,934,796 | 250,294,641 | 4,528,102 | 3.15 | 3.53% | 11.4% |
| 1988 | 3,510,808,468 | 2,293,579,145 | 969,071,661 | 243,051,172 | 5,106,490 | 3.1 | 5.76% | 11.2% |
| 1987 | 3,319,728,911 | 2,133,274,824 | 950,472,437 | 230,913,725 | 5,067,926 | 2.99 | 5.99% | 10.9% |
| 1986 | 3,132,161,324 | 1,994,730,321 | 928,410,865 | 204,943,689 | 4,076,449 | 2.87 | 4.73% | 10.6% |
| 1985 | 2,990,589,070 | 1,878,471,978 | 905,986,089 | 201,967,026 | 4,163,978 | 2.79 | 0.59% | 10.3% |
| 1984 | 2,972,975,094 | 1,858,544,691 | 902,881,492 | 208,272,953 | 3,275,959 | 2.82 | 6.87% | 10.3% |
| 1983 | 2,781,818,086 | 1,705,597,060 | 876,536,816 | 196,291,728 | 3,392,482 | 2.68 | 4.46% | 9.9% |
| 1982 | 2,662,998,598 | 1,620,845,024 | 854,266,260 | 185,025,397 | 2,861,917 | 2.61 | 3.85% | 9.6% |
| 1981 | 2,564,329,527 | 1,550,623,925 | 832,313,087 | 178,885,062 | 2,507,453 | 2.54 | −0.8% | 9.2% |
| 1980 | 2,584,943,471 | 1,564,736,772 | 832,966,806 | 184,460,859 | 2,779,034 | 2.6 | −0.83% | 9.1% |
| 1979 | 2,606,605,971 | 1,598,873,431 | 832,638,236 | 172,184,112 | 2,910,192 | 2.66 | 2.29% | 9.1% |
| 1978 | 2,548,354,003 | 1,560,941,850 | 822,253,528 | 162,294,713 | 2,863,913 | 2.64 | 9.02% | 9.1% |
| 1977 | 2,337,553,388 | 1,385,042,924 | 799,803,585 | 149,914,051 | 2,792,828 | 2.46 | 8.63% | 8.6% |
| 1976 | 2,151,924,630 | 1,232,146,490 | 781,414,437 | 135,820,450 | 2,543,253 | 2.3 | 3% | 8.1% |
| 1975 | 2,089,245,382 | 1,184,119,403 | 772,962,551 | 129,832,089 | 2,331,339 | 2.27 | 9.86% | 8.2% |
| 1974 | 1,901,671,472 | 1,032,730,217 | 744,991,111 | 121,831,414 | 2,118,731 | 2.1 | 1.1% | 7.5% |
| 1973 | 1,880,933,788 | 1,015,182,287 | 736,870,812 | 126,762,203 | 2,118,486 | 2.12 | 3.06% | 7.4% |
| 1972 | 1,825,162,218 | 975,430,853 | 723,852,466 | 123,838,762 | 2,040,137 | 2.11 | 4.47% | 7.5% |
| 1971 | 1,747,006,221 | 914,940,398 | 709,494,921 | 120,528,161 | 2,042,741 | 2.07 | 1.9% | 7.5% |
| 1970 | 1,714,421,404 | 911,501,251 | 683,886,734 | 118,012,916 | 1,020,503 | 2.08 | – | 7.4% |
See also
- China CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of China
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).