Co2 land use per capita in China
China: Co2 land use per capita was -0.225 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.225
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
162nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.58
in 1951
All-time low
-0.225
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in China, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in China is -0.225, 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, co2 land use per capita in China peaked at 2.58 in 1951 and was at its lowest, -0.225, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4752 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4684 | -1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.4557 | -2.7% |
| 1853 | 0.4397 | -3.5% |
| 1854 | 0.4321 | -1.7% |
| 1855 | 0.4217 | -2.4% |
| 1856 | 0.4105 | -2.7% |
| 1857 | 0.4046 | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 0.3925 | -3.0% |
| 1859 | 0.3849 | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 0.3479 | -9.6% |
| 1861 | 0.2965 | -14.8% |
| 1862 | 0.272 | -8.3% |
| 1863 | 0.2547 | -6.4% |
| 1864 | 0.2375 | -6.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1754 | -26.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1563 | -10.9% |
| 1867 | 0.1286 | -17.7% |
| 1868 | 0.109 | -15.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0858 | -21.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1084 | +26.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1059 | -2.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1149 | +8.6% |
| 1873 | 0.106 | -7.8% |
| 1874 | 0.1063 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0824 | -22.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0907 | +10.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1017 | +12.2% |
| 1878 | 0.0923 | -9.2% |
| 1879 | 0.104 | +12.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1538 | +47.9% |
| 1881 | 0.2009 | +30.7% |
| 1882 | 0.2264 | +12.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2393 | +5.7% |
| 1884 | 0.2492 | +4.1% |
| 1885 | 0.2365 | -5.1% |
| 1886 | 0.2706 | +14.4% |
| 1887 | 0.2859 | +5.7% |
| 1888 | 0.2972 | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3194 | +7.5% |
| 1890 | 0.3778 | +18.3% |
| 1891 | 0.4071 | +7.8% |
| 1892 | 0.3992 | -1.9% |
| 1893 | 0.409 | +2.5% |
| 1894 | 0.4261 | +4.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4184 | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.4338 | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 0.4622 | +6.5% |
| 1898 | 0.474 | +2.6% |
| 1899 | 0.48 | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.5408 | +12.7% |
| 1901 | 0.5956 | +10.1% |
| 1902 | 0.6078 | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.6218 | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 0.6335 | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.6438 | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6638 | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 0.6764 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.6849 | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.7106 | +3.7% |
| 1910 | 0.7456 | +4.9% |
| 1911 | 0.7868 | +5.5% |
| 1912 | 0.7919 | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.7788 | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 0.8241 | +5.8% |
| 1915 | 0.8346 | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.8276 | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.8457 | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 0.8477 | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.8383 | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.8016 | -4.4% |
| 1921 | 0.7939 | -1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.776 | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 0.7928 | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.7835 | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.7991 | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 0.7874 | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.7902 | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.7868 | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.8197 | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 0.9495 | +15.8% |
| 1931 | 1 | +5.5% |
| 1932 | 1.05 | +4.7% |
| 1933 | 1.07 | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 1.1 | +3.1% |
| 1935 | 1.12 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 1.16 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 1.17 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 1.3 | +10.9% |
| 1941 | 1.36 | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 1.4 | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 1.44 | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 1.46 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 1.49 | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 1.51 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 1.52 | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 1.52 | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 1.55 | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 2.08 | +34.5% |
| 1951 | 2.58 | +23.9% |
| 1952 | 1.92 | -25.6% |
| 1953 | 1.74 | -9.1% |
| 1954 | 2.18 | +25.0% |
| 1955 | 2.02 | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 1.7 | -15.5% |
| 1957 | 1.61 | -5.4% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | -35.1% |
| 1959 | 0.7817 | -25.3% |
| 1960 | 0.6927 | -11.4% |
| 1961 | 1.49 | +115.8% |
| 1962 | 1.61 | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 1.76 | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 1.49 | -15.5% |
| 1965 | 1.87 | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 1.45 | -22.5% |
| 1967 | 1.02 | -29.6% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 1.96 | +73.7% |
| 1970 | 1.62 | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | -35.6% |
| 1972 | 1.8 | +72.2% |
| 1973 | 1.59 | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 1.53 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.31 | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 1.69 | +53.5% |
| 1978 | 1.95 | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 1.17 | -40.2% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.02 | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9756 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9178 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8513 | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.762 | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7335 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6895 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.696 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6942 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6967 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.652 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7064 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6903 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7747 | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6888 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7156 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7432 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7225 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6653 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4996 | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4093 | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3237 | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.291 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.297 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2701 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2779 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2521 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2605 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2639 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0248 | -109.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0223 | -189.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0167 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0955 | -670.5% |
| 2015 | -0.02 | -79.0% |
| 2016 | -0.103 | +414.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1314 | +27.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1254 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1634 | +30.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1849 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2021 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2089 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2194 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | -0.225 | +2.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -0.225 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027. (58 countries reporting)
- China's -0.225 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | -0.0955 |
| 2016 | -414.1% | -0.02 | -0.103 |
| 2011 | +189.9% | -0.0248 | 0.0223 |
| 1961 | +115.8% | 0.6927 | 1.49 |
| 2010 | -109.4% | 0.2639 | -0.0248 |
| 2015 | +79.0% | -0.0955 | -0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4285 | 0.3849 | 0.4752 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2064 | 0.0858 | 0.3479 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1013 | 0.0824 | 0.1149 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2479 | 0.1538 | 0.3194 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4288 | 0.3778 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6379 | 0.5408 | 0.7106 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8121 | 0.7456 | 0.8477 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7931 | 0.776 | 0.8197 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.09 | 0.9495 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.46 | 1.3 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.77 | 0.7817 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.45 | 0.6927 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.48 | 1.05 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8456 | 0.6895 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7055 | 0.652 | 0.7747 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3145 | 0.2521 | 0.4996 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0606 | -0.1634 | 0.0223 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2081 | -0.225 | -0.1849 | 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 co2 land use per capita in China?
- Co2 land use per capita in China was -0.225 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 in 1951.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.225 in 2024.
- How does China rank for co2 land use per capita?
- China ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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