Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in China
China: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in China, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in China is 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in China peaked at 1.63 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
China ranks 5th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in China, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.63 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 1.54 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1.32 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.24 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.14 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.987 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.908 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.824 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.755 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.708 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.725 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.695 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.684 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.651 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.635 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.606 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.582 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.563 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.548 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.543 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.508 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.496 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.451 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.24 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.63 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.935 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.708 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.2 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6015 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.508 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.695 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4493 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.496 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Cambodia 0.427 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 3 Pakistan 0.426 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 4 South Africa 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.379 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 7 Myanmar 0.377 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 8 Ukraine 0.369 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for China
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in China?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in China was 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does China rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- China ranks 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions