Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in China
China: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 28.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in China, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in China stood at 28.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in China peaked at 28.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1990.
That places China 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.4% | 28.5% | 4 |
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 consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in China?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in China was 28.5% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1990.
- How does China rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- China ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.