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
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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 6.2% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 285.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
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.