China vs United States: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

China
186.46 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
135.34 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

China currently reports 186.46 million tonnes against 135.34 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 51.12 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 46 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.