Per capita co2 cement in China
China: Per capita co2 cement was 0.4352 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4352
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
9th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.5811
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1938
Years of data
97
1928–2024
Per capita co2 cement in China, 1928–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 cement in China stood at 0.4352.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 cement in China peaked at 0.5811 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1938.
That places China 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 cement in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0001 | — |
| 1929 | 0.0002 | +91.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0002 | -4.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0002 | +32.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0002 | -19.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0002 | +41.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0002 | -14.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0003 | +58.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0009 | +172.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0009 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0 | -97.9% |
| 1939 | 0.0004 | +2319.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0005 | +21.2% |
| 1941 | 0.001 | +81.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0013 | +31.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0012 | -2.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0009 | -23.8% |
| 1945 | 0 | -96.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0002 | +364.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0003 | +102.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0002 | -52.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0005 | +229.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0011 | +111.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0019 | +73.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0021 | +13.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0028 | +31.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0032 | +16.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0031 | -4.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0043 | +39.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0045 | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.006 | +32.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0078 | +30.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0099 | +27.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0039 | -60.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0038 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 | +45.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 | +31.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0113 | +20.2% |
| 1967 | 0.008 | -29.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0095 | +41.1% |
| 1970 | 0.013 | +37.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0155 | +19.3% |
| 1972 | 0.017 | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0175 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.017 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0208 | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0206 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0241 | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0279 | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.031 | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.033 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0337 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.038 | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0424 | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0474 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0552 | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0617 | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0678 | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.075 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0736 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.072 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.085 | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1016 | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1172 | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1336 | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1487 | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.154 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1607 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1661 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1781 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1892 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2082 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2159 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2685 | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2781 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3142 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3506 | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3818 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3876 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4272 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4651 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.512 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.513 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5334 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5455 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5059 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5186 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5243 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5305 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5662 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5811 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5626 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5043 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4792 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4352 | -9.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4352 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.097, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4352 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0284, 15.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 cement in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | +2319.4% | 0 | 0.0004 |
| 1946 | +364.3% | 0 | 0.0002 |
| 1949 | +229.7% | 0.0002 | 0.0005 |
| 1936 | +172.9% | 0.0003 | 0.0009 |
| 1938 | -97.9% | 0.0009 | 0 |
| 1945 | -96.3% | 0.0009 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0003 | 0 | 0.0009 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0006 | 0 | 0.0013 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0037 | 0.0011 | 0.0078 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0075 | 0.0038 | 0.0113 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0204 | 0.013 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0528 | 0.033 | 0.075 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1317 | 0.072 | 0.1781 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3021 | 0.1892 | 0.4272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5214 | 0.4651 | 0.5662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5125 | 0.4352 | 0.5811 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 per capita co2 cement in China?
- Per capita co2 cement in China was 0.4352 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 cement recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5811 in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 cement recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1938.
- How does China rank for per capita co2 cement?
- China ranks 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 cement rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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