Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in China
China: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0155 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0155 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0155 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
China ranks 12th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0155 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 16.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0155 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 14.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 9 Jordan 0.019 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 0.0161 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Denmark 0.016 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Cyprus 0.0132 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 0.0132 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Greece 0.0127 kt per square kilometre compare
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 electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in China?
- Electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in China was 0.0155 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0155 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does China rank for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 12th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.