Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in China
China: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.4352 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in China, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in China stood at 0.4352 tonnes per person.
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 emissions from cement in China peaked at 0.5811 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.033 tonnes per person | 0.075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1317 tonnes per person | 0.072 tonnes per person | 0.1781 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3021 tonnes per person | 0.1892 tonnes per person | 0.4272 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5214 tonnes per person | 0.4651 tonnes per person | 0.5662 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5125 tonnes per person | 0.4352 tonnes per person | 0.5811 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 6.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 1.41 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 933.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 66.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 285.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.66 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in China?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in China was 0.4352 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5811 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1938.
- How does China rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- China ranks 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.