Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, per capita (cement capita) in China
China: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, per capita (cement capita) was 12.28 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, per capita in China, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita in China is 12.28 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita in China peaked at 12.28 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0514 tonnes per person, in 1960.
China ranks 31st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, per capita (cement capita) in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0591 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0626 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0762 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0914 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0959 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1028 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1131 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1257 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1397 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.154 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1678 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1856 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2034 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2248 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2496 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2774 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.307 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3369 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3701 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4074 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4498 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4994 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5544 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6141 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6802 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7445 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8069 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8825 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.975 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.77 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 3.33 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 3.67 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 4.03 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 4.81 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.26 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 5.75 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 6.23 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 6.73 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.23 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.7 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 8.19 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 8.67 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 9.16 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 10.27 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 10.83 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 11.34 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.83 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 12.28 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 12.28 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.01 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 12.28 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9603 tonnes per person, 12.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0749 tonnes per person | 0.0514 tonnes per person | 0.1028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1841 tonnes per person | 0.1131 tonnes per person | 0.2774 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4964 tonnes per person | 0.307 tonnes per person | 0.7445 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.8069 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 4.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 tonnes per person | 5.26 tonnes per person | 9.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.31 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person | 12.28 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita in China?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita in China was 12.28 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.28 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0514 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does China rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita?
- China ranks 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative co2 cement Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.