China vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 11.97 billion tonnes against 5.02 billion tonnes in United States, a difference of 6.95 billion tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 2.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 307.82 million tonnes | 2.55 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1910s | 384.52 million tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1920s | 419.42 million tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | 602.36 million tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1940s | 841.30 million tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 2.06 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 2.49 billion tonnes | 4.88 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 2.82 billion tonnes | 4.87 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 3.97 billion tonnes | 5.60 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 6.03 billion tonnes | 6.09 billion tonnes | 62.18 million tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 9.76 billion tonnes | 5.47 billion tonnes | 4.29 billion tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 11.37 billion tonnes | 5.02 billion tonnes | 6.35 billion tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, China or United States?
- China, at 11.97 billion tonnes against 5.02 billion tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between China and United States?
- 6.95 billion tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.