Energy — Emissions per capita in China, mainland
China, mainland: Energy — Emissions per capita was 8.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 8.4 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in China, mainland peaked at 8.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.38 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
China, mainland ranks 31st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2.97 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2.96 t CO2eq/cap | 5.89 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 t CO2eq/cap | 6.4 t CO2eq/cap | 7.6 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 t CO2eq/cap | 7.67 t CO2eq/cap | 8.4 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in China, mainland?
- Energy — emissions per capita in China, mainland was 8.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- China, mainland ranks 31st out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.