Which has higher annual co2 gas, China or United States?

United States, at 1.75 billion against 889.41 million in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in annual co2 gas between China and United States?

858.73 million, with United States ahead.

118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Annual co2 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China

889.41 million

in 2024

United States

1.75 billion

in 2024

China rank

2nd

United States rank

1st

United States currently reports 1.75 billion against 889.41 million in China, a difference of 858.73 million.

That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times China's.

Across all 118 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 146 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Decade	China	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	21.01 million	21.01 million	United States
1910s	0	31.31 million	31.31 million	United States
1920s	0	58.75 million	58.75 million	United States
1930s	0	99.14 million	99.14 million	United States
1940s	0	192.93 million	192.93 million	United States
1950s	106,989	465.52 million	465.41 million	United States
1960s	2.50 million	788.09 million	785.58 million	United States
1970s	16.15 million	1.07 billion	1.06 billion	United States
1980s	25.62 million	933.88 million	908.27 million	United States
1990s	40.38 million	1.12 billion	1.08 billion	United States
2000s	94.55 million	1.19 billion	1.10 billion	United States
2010s	390.72 million	1.42 billion	1.03 billion	United States
2020s	786.67 million	1.68 billion	895.11 million	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher annual co2 gas, China or United States?: United States, at 1.75 billion against 889.41 million in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co2 gas between China and United States?: 858.73 million, with United States 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 gas?: China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Annual co2 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.