China vs Ireland: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions

China
28.5%
in 2023
Ireland
0.1%
in 2023
China rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st

Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time

  • China
  • Ireland
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How they compare

China currently reports 28.5% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 28.4%.

That makes China's figure about 265.9 times Ireland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 117 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.