Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) in China
China: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) was 0.1184 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in China, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in China is 0.1184 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in China peaked at 0.1184 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 tonnes per person, in 1971.
That places China 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +123.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +65.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +38.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.046 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.056 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0744 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0776 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0806 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0832 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0878 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0977 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0997 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1055 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1121 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1154 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1184 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.081 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +123.6% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | +65.9% | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person |
| 1974 | +50.0% | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0375 tonnes per person | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 0.046 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0652 tonnes per person | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 0.0806 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0929 tonnes per person | 0.0832 tonnes per person | 0.1021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 tonnes per person | 0.1055 tonnes per person | 0.1184 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 flaring, per capita in China?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in China was 0.1184 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1184 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 tonnes per person in 1971.
- How does China rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
- China ranks 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 flaring, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 flaring ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative co2 flaring 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 flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.