Consumption based carbon intensity in China
China: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.3867 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.3867
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.7079
in 1992
All-time low
0.3853
in 2021
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in China, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.3867 for consumption based carbon intensity in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in China peaked at 0.7079 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3853, in 2021.
That places China 22nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6974 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7005 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7079 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.681 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.629 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6313 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6161 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5858 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5614 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5721 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5436 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5263 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5312 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5545 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5433 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5401 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5337 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.528 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5452 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5749 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5646 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5885 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5647 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5417 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5098 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4803 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4437 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4287 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4236 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4133 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4057 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3853 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3867 | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.3867 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2498, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- China's 0.3867 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2843, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6383 | 0.5614 | 0.7079 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5421 | 0.5263 | 0.5749 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4959 | 0.4133 | 0.5885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3926 | 0.3853 | 0.4057 | 3 |
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 consumption based carbon intensity in China?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in China was 0.3867 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7079 in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3853 in 2021.
- How does China rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- China ranks 22nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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