Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in China
China: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China is 0.0005 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China peaked at 0.0005 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per person | -12.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per person | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kt per person | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kt per person | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 kt per person | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 kt per person | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 kt per person | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per person | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 kt per person | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kt per person | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 kt per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kt per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per person | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per person | +2.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0005 kt per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0005 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 4.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 30 Angola 0.0006 kt per person compare
- 31 Botswana 0.0006 kt per person compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 34 Nigeria 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 35 Azerbaijan 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 0.0005 kt per person 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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1967.
- How does China rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
- China ranks 33rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.