Carbon tax trading coverage in China
China: Carbon tax trading coverage was 46.67 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon tax trading coverage in China, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon tax trading coverage in China stood at 46.67. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 581.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in China peaked at 46.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
China ranks 33rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon tax trading coverage in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 5.34 | — |
| 2014 | 7.3 | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 6.85 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 8.31 | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 8.61 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.95 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 8.98 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.98 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.54 | +407.2% |
| 2022 | 46.67 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 46.67 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.67 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.67 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +407.2% | 8.98 | 45.54 |
| 2014 | +36.6% | 5.34 | 7.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 | 0 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2 | 8.98 | 46.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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 tax trading coverage in China?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in China was 46.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 46.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does China rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- China ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 581.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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