Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in China
China: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) was 0.3482 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in China, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in China stood at 0.3482. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in China peaked at 0.6556 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3482, in 2023.
That places China 12th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5998 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5817 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5751 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6054 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6405 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6556 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6418 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6103 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5738 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5608 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5573 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5573 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5322 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5163 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4807 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4445 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4158 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3975 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3897 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3747 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3696 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3598 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3501 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3482 | -0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.3482 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1607, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- China's 0.3482 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1841, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6045 | 0.5608 | 0.6556 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4666 | 0.3747 | 0.5573 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3569 | 0.3482 | 0.3696 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 9 South Africa 0.4213 compare
- 10 Oman 0.4084 compare
- 11 Bahrain 0.3933 compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 0.3379 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 0.3363 compare
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3202 compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in China?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in China was 0.3482 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6556 in 2005.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3482 in 2023.
- How does China rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- China ranks 12th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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