Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in China
China: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 28.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in China is 28.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in China peaked at 28.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1990.
That places China 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.4% | — |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 28.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 153.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- China's 28.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 47.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.4% | 28.5% | 4 |
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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in China?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in China was 28.5% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1990.
- How does China rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- China ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.