Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in China
China: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.4352 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4352 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
9th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.5811 tonnes per person
in 2020
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1938
Years of data
97
1928–2024
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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +91.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +41.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +58.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +172.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0 tonnes per person | -97.9% |
| 1939 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +2319.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1941 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +81.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1945 | 0 tonnes per person | -96.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +364.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +102.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -52.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +229.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +111.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +73.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -60.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +45.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1967 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +41.1% |
| 1970 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1972 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.038 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0474 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0678 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.075 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.072 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.085 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1016 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1172 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1336 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1487 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.154 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1607 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1661 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1781 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1892 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2082 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2159 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2685 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2781 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3142 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3506 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3818 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3876 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4272 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4651 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.512 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.513 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5334 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5455 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5059 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5186 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5243 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5305 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5662 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5811 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5626 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5043 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4792 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4352 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4352 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.097 tonnes per person, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4352 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0284 tonnes per person, 15.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from 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 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person |
| 1946 | +364.3% | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person |
| 1949 | +229.7% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person |
| 1936 | +172.9% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
| 1938 | -97.9% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1945 | -96.3% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
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
- 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 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.