China vs OECD: Energy — Emissions per capita
China
8.41 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
OECD
8.61 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
China rank
30th
OECD rank
27th
Energy — Emissions per capita over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 8.61 t CO2eq/cap against 8.41 t CO2eq/cap in China, a difference of 0.2 t CO2eq/cap.
Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 30th and OECD ranks 27th of 207 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 t CO2eq/cap | 11.25 t CO2eq/cap | 8.45 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2000s | 4.47 t CO2eq/cap | 11.36 t CO2eq/cap | 6.89 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2010s | 7.16 t CO2eq/cap | 9.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2.82 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
| 2020s | 8.04 t CO2eq/cap | 8.76 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7275 t CO2eq/cap | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, China or OECD?
- OECD, at 8.61 t CO2eq/cap against 8.41 t CO2eq/cap in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between China and OECD?
- 0.2 t CO2eq/cap, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
- China ranks 30th and OECD ranks 27th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.