Energy — Emissions (CH4), per capita in China

China: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
33rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per capita in China, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

China recorded 0 kt per person for energy — emissions (ch4), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per capita in China peaked at 0 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1967.

China ranks 33rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CH4), per capita in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person —
1962 0 kt per person -12.6%
1963 0 kt per person -2.3%
1964 0 kt per person -2.3%
1965 0 kt per person +1.7%
1966 0 kt per person +2.1%
1967 0 kt per person -11.6%
1968 0 kt per person +1.8%
1969 0 kt per person +8.3%
1970 0 kt per person +18.6%
1971 0 kt per person -3.3%
1972 0 kt per person +1.1%
1973 0 kt per person -0.8%
1974 0 kt per person -2.1%
1975 0 kt per person +9.1%
1976 0 kt per person -0.7%
1977 0 kt per person +7.7%
1978 0 kt per person +6.7%
1979 0 kt per person +0.5%
1980 0 kt per person -2.9%
1981 0 kt per person -1.2%
1982 0 kt per person +2.6%
1983 0 kt per person +2.7%
1984 0 kt per person +5.5%
1985 0 kt per person +0.5%
1986 0 kt per person +1.2%
1987 0 kt per person +0.1%
1988 0 kt per person +2.7%
1989 0 kt per person +2.6%
1990 0 kt per person +0.9%
1991 0 kt per person -2.1%
1992 0 kt per person -1.2%
1993 0 kt per person -1.1%
1994 0 kt per person +2.0%
1995 0 kt per person +5.0%
1996 0 kt per person -1.8%
1997 0 kt per person -2.4%
1998 0 kt per person -5.3%
1999 0 kt per person -3.1%
2000 0 kt per person +1.6%
2001 0 kt per person +3.1%
2002 0 kt per person +1.6%
2003 0 kt per person +11.7%
2004 0 kt per person +9.1%
2005 0 kt per person +7.0%
2006 0 kt per person +5.4%
2007 0 kt per person +1.5%
2008 0 kt per person -1.5%
2009 0 kt per person +1.0%
2010 0 kt per person +4.5%
2011 0 kt per person +10.9%
2012 0 kt per person -2.4%
2013 0 kt per person -0.7%
2014 0 kt per person -1.0%
2015 0 kt per person -2.3%
2016 0 kt per person -8.6%
2017 0 kt per person +2.3%
2018 0 kt per person +3.8%
2019 0 kt per person +2.4%
2020 0 kt per person +1.1%
2021 0 kt per person +5.1%
2022 0 kt per person +7.5%
2023 0 kt per person +2.4%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0 kt per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • China's 0 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per person, 4.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 30 Angola 0 kt per person compare
  2. 31 Botswana 0 kt per person compare
  3. 32 Marshall Islands 0 kt per person compare
  4. 34 Nigeria 0 kt per person compare
  5. 35 Azerbaijan 0 kt per person compare
  6. 36 Uzbekistan 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (ch4), per capita in China?
Energy — emissions (ch4), per capita in China was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1967.
How does China rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per capita?
China ranks 33rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (ch4), per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CH4), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.