Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in China
China: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.225 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.225 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
162nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.58 tonnes per person
in 1951
All-time low
-0.225 tonnes per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in China, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in China is -0.225 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 135.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in China peaked at 2.58 tonnes per person in 1951 and was at its lowest, -0.225 tonnes per person, in 2024.
China ranks 162nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4752 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4684 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.4557 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1853 | 0.4397 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1854 | 0.4321 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1855 | 0.4217 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1856 | 0.4105 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1857 | 0.4046 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 0.3925 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1859 | 0.3849 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 0.3479 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1861 | 0.2965 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1862 | 0.272 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1863 | 0.2547 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1864 | 0.2375 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1754 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1563 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1867 | 0.1286 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1868 | 0.109 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0858 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1084 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1059 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1149 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1873 | 0.106 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1874 | 0.1063 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0824 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0907 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1878 | 0.0923 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1879 | 0.104 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1538 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 1881 | 0.2009 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1882 | 0.2264 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2393 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1884 | 0.2492 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1885 | 0.2365 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1886 | 0.2706 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1887 | 0.2859 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1888 | 0.2972 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3194 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1890 | 0.3778 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1891 | 0.4071 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1892 | 0.3992 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1893 | 0.409 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1894 | 0.4261 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4184 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.4338 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 0.4622 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1898 | 0.474 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1899 | 0.48 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.5408 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1901 | 0.5956 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1902 | 0.6078 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.6218 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 0.6335 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.6438 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6638 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 0.6764 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.6849 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.7106 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1910 | 0.7456 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1911 | 0.7868 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1912 | 0.7919 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.7788 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 0.8241 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1915 | 0.8346 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.8276 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.8457 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 0.8477 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.8383 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.8016 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1921 | 0.7939 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.776 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 0.7928 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.7835 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.7991 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 0.7874 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.7902 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.7868 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.8197 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 0.9495 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1931 | 1 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1932 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1933 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1935 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1941 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 1951 | 2.58 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1952 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1953 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1954 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 1955 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1957 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1958 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 1959 | 0.7817 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 1960 | 0.6927 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1961 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +115.8% |
| 1962 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1965 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1968 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 1.96 tonnes per person | +73.7% |
| 1970 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -35.6% |
| 1972 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +72.2% |
| 1973 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +53.5% |
| 1978 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1980 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9756 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9178 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8513 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.762 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7335 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6895 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.696 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6942 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6967 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.652 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7064 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6903 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7747 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6888 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7156 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7432 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7225 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6653 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4996 tonnes per person | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4093 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3237 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.291 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.297 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2701 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2779 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2521 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2605 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2639 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0248 tonnes per person | -109.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -189.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0955 tonnes per person | -670.5% |
| 2015 | -0.02 tonnes per person | -79.0% |
| 2016 | -0.103 tonnes per person | +414.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1314 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1254 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1634 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1849 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2021 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2089 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2194 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | -0.225 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -0.225 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person. (58 countries reporting)
- China's -0.225 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | -670.5% | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -0.0955 tonnes per person |
| 2016 | -414.1% | -0.02 tonnes per person | -0.103 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | +189.9% | -0.0248 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | +115.8% | 0.6927 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | -109.4% | 0.2639 tonnes per person | -0.0248 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | +79.0% | -0.0955 tonnes per person | -0.02 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4285 tonnes per person | 0.3849 tonnes per person | 0.4752 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2064 tonnes per person | 0.0858 tonnes per person | 0.3479 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1013 tonnes per person | 0.0824 tonnes per person | 0.1149 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2479 tonnes per person | 0.1538 tonnes per person | 0.3194 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4288 tonnes per person | 0.3778 tonnes per person | 0.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6379 tonnes per person | 0.5408 tonnes per person | 0.7106 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8121 tonnes per person | 0.7456 tonnes per person | 0.8477 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7931 tonnes per person | 0.776 tonnes per person | 0.8197 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.09 tonnes per person | 0.9495 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 0.7817 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 0.6927 tonnes per person | 1.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8456 tonnes per person | 0.6895 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7055 tonnes per person | 0.652 tonnes per person | 0.7747 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3145 tonnes per person | 0.2521 tonnes per person | 0.4996 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0606 tonnes per person | -0.1634 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2081 tonnes per person | -0.225 tonnes per person | -0.1849 tonnes per person | 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in China?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in China was -0.225 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 tonnes per person in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.225 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does China rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- China ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.