China vs OECD (GCP): Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

China

10.86 billion tonnes

in 2023

OECD (GCP)

13.20 billion tonnes

in 2023

China rank

1st

OECD (GCP) rank

1st

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

OECD (GCP) currently reports 13.20 billion tonnes against 10.86 billion tonnes in China, a difference of 2.34 billion tonnes.

That makes OECD (GCP)'s figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD (GCP) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and OECD (GCP) ranks 1st of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.