Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in China
China: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.3907 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in China, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.3907 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in China peaked at 1.28 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3907, in 2024.
China ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9979 | 0.7292 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7084 | 0.6565 | 0.7594 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5485 | 0.4459 | 0.6498 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4155 | 0.3907 | 0.4412 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Share co2 vs population 6.22 (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 1.41 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 933.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 66.3% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 8.66 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 285.09 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 8.66 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 8.66 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in China?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in China was 0.3907 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3907 in 2024.
- How does China rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- China ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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