Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in China
China: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -7.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-7.0%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
197th
of 197 countries
All-time high
28.4%
in 1978
All-time low
-7.0%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in China, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded -7.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 236.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in China peaked at 28.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 2024.
That places China 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 7.2% | — |
| 1851 | 6.8% | -5.7% |
| 1852 | 6.3% | -6.6% |
| 1853 | 6.0% | -5.0% |
| 1854 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 1855 | 5.5% | -4.9% |
| 1856 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| 1857 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 1858 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 1859 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| 1860 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 1861 | 4.0% | -11.4% |
| 1862 | 3.8% | -6.3% |
| 1863 | 3.5% | -5.8% |
| 1864 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 1865 | 2.5% | -24.4% |
| 1866 | 2.2% | -11.8% |
| 1867 | 1.8% | -16.7% |
| 1868 | 1.5% | -15.3% |
| 1869 | 1.2% | -21.3% |
| 1870 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 1871 | 1.3% | -5.2% |
| 1872 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 1873 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 1874 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 1875 | 0.9% | -22.7% |
| 1876 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 1877 | 1.1% | +9.6% |
| 1878 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 1879 | 1.1% | +11.1% |
| 1880 | 1.6% | +46.9% |
| 1881 | 2.0% | +31.7% |
| 1882 | 2.3% | +10.5% |
| 1883 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1884 | 2.5% | +4.3% |
| 1885 | 2.3% | -4.9% |
| 1886 | 2.7% | +14.9% |
| 1887 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 1888 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 1889 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 1890 | 3.5% | +10.6% |
| 1891 | 3.7% | +5.9% |
| 1892 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 3.7% | +2.1% |
| 1894 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 1895 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1897 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
| 1898 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 4.8% | +12.4% |
| 1901 | 5.2% | +7.7% |
| 1902 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 5.4% | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 5.7% | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 1910 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 1911 | 7.0% | +7.2% |
| 1912 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 1913 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 1915 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 1916 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 1917 | 8.5% | +5.2% |
| 1918 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 8.8% | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 7.8% | -11.5% |
| 1921 | 7.4% | -4.5% |
| 1922 | 7.2% | -3.1% |
| 1923 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 7.2% | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 7.1% | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 8.4% | +15.2% |
| 1931 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 1932 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 1933 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 1934 | 9.7% | +2.7% |
| 1935 | 10.1% | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 10.0% | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 11.6% | +9.5% |
| 1941 | 11.9% | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 12.7% | +4.0% |
| 1944 | 13.1% | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 13.4% | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 13.7% | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 14.0% | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 14.2% | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 14.6% | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 17.0% | +16.2% |
| 1951 | 19.8% | +16.6% |
| 1952 | 14.9% | -24.7% |
| 1953 | 13.6% | -8.8% |
| 1954 | 16.5% | +20.8% |
| 1955 | 15.2% | -7.5% |
| 1956 | 13.0% | -14.4% |
| 1957 | 12.3% | -5.9% |
| 1958 | 8.2% | -33.1% |
| 1959 | 5.9% | -28.5% |
| 1960 | 6.0% | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 12.8% | +115.6% |
| 1962 | 15.0% | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 17.4% | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 15.8% | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 21.2% | +34.3% |
| 1966 | 18.2% | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 12.4% | -31.7% |
| 1968 | 14.0% | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 22.7% | +62.7% |
| 1970 | 20.0% | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 14.4% | -28.0% |
| 1972 | 24.2% | +68.0% |
| 1973 | 22.4% | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 19.7% | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 16.9% | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 24.0% | +42.5% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 19.3% | -32.0% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | -0.5% | -109.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -192.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | -2.1% | -666.1% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -79.2% |
| 2016 | -2.7% | +526.3% |
| 2017 | -3.5% | +30.0% |
| 2018 | -3.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | -4.8% | +30.5% |
| 2020 | -5.8% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | -6.2% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | -6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | -6.6% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | -7.0% | +5.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- China's -7.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -666.1% | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | -526.3% | -0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | +192.2% | -0.5% | 0.5% |
| 1961 | +115.6% | 6.0% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | -109.5% | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | +79.2% | -2.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.7% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.1% | 11.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.6% | 5.9% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.5% | 6.0% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 14.4% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 11.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -4.8% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.4% | -7.0% | -5.8% | 5 |
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 emissions from land-use change in China?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in China was -7.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 2024.
- How does China rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- China ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 236.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.