Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita in China
China: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita was 7.63 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita in China, 1990–2023
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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in China is 7.63 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in China peaked at 7.63 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.05 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places China 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 4.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 tonnes per person | 5.37 tonnes per person | 6.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 tonnes per person | 6.87 tonnes per person | 7.63 tonnes per person | 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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in China?
- Consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita in China was 7.63 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.63 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does China rank for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- China ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.