China's co₂ emissions rose from 3,351.2 Mt in 1995 to 12,289.0 Mt in 2024.
China · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
China's co₂ per capita rose from 2.7 t in 1995 to 8.7 t in 2024.
China's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 2.3 t in 1994 to 7.6 t in 2023.
China's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 58,104.8 Mt in 1995 to 285,087.0 Mt in 2024.
China's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 14.3 % in 1995 to 31.8 % in 2024.
China's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 5,151.3 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 14,107.0 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
169th of 209 · 28th in East Asia & Pacific
China's greenhouse gas emissions per capita rose from 4.2 t CO₂e in 1995 to 9.9 t CO₂e in 2024.
China's co₂ intensity fell from 0.7 in 1993 to 0.4 in 2022.
China's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 783.5 in 2000 to 525.3 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsup +3.2 %1st of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +0.8 %1st of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalup +1.7 %1st of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oildown −1.4 %2nd of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +7.3 %2nd of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changedown −2.3 %194th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesup +0.02nd of 205