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Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in China

China: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0028 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0028 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
77th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.0045 tonnes per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.0009 tonnes per person
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in China, 1971–2024

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0051971199720241971: 0.001 tonnes per person1972: 0.001 tonnes per person1973: 0.001 tonnes per person1974: 0.002 tonnes per person1975: 0.002 tonnes per person1976: 0.002 tonnes per person1977: 0.002 tonnes per person1978: 0.003 tonnes per person1979: 0.003 tonnes per person1980: 0.003 tonnes per person1981: 0.003 tonnes per person1982: 0.002 tonnes per person1983: 0.003 tonnes per person1984: 0.003 tonnes per person1994: 0.003 tonnes per person1995: 0.003 tonnes per person1996: 0.005 tonnes per person1997: 0.004 tonnes per person1998: 0.003 tonnes per person1999: 0.004 tonnes per person2000: 0.004 tonnes per person2001: 0.004 tonnes per person2002: 0.003 tonnes per person2003: 0.004 tonnes per person2004: 0.004 tonnes per person2005: 0.004 tonnes per person2006: 0.004 tonnes per person2007: 0.004 tonnes per person2008: 0.003 tonnes per person2009: 0.003 tonnes per person2010: 0.003 tonnes per person2011: 0.003 tonnes per person2012: 0.003 tonnes per person2013: 0.003 tonnes per person2014: 0.003 tonnes per person2015: 0.003 tonnes per person2016: 0.002 tonnes per person2017: 0.002 tonnes per person2018: 0.002 tonnes per person2019: 0.003 tonnes per person2020: 0.004 tonnes per person2021: 0.003 tonnes per person2022: 0.003 tonnes per person2023: 0.003 tonnes per person2024: 0.003 tonnes per person

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

The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in China is 0.0028 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in China peaked at 0.0045 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 tonnes per person, in 1971.

China ranks 77th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in China, year by year

Year tonnes per person Change
1971 0.0009 tonnes per person —
1972 0.0012 tonnes per person +26.2%
1973 0.0014 tonnes per person +21.0%
1974 0.0018 tonnes per person +26.7%
1975 0.0021 tonnes per person +14.6%
1976 0.002 tonnes per person -1.5%
1977 0.0023 tonnes per person +12.8%
1978 0.0029 tonnes per person +23.9%
1979 0.0032 tonnes per person +10.4%
1980 0.0031 tonnes per person -3.1%
1981 0.0027 tonnes per person -12.0%
1982 0.0025 tonnes per person -7.6%
1983 0.0026 tonnes per person +4.2%
1984 0.0031 tonnes per person +18.6%
1994 0.0031 tonnes per person +0.4%
1995 0.0031 tonnes per person -1.1%
1996 0.0045 tonnes per person +48.5%
1997 0.0044 tonnes per person -3.7%
1998 0.0033 tonnes per person -24.4%
1999 0.0035 tonnes per person +6.5%
2000 0.0037 tonnes per person +6.1%
2001 0.0037 tonnes per person +0.2%
2002 0.0035 tonnes per person -6.8%
2003 0.004 tonnes per person +14.8%
2004 0.004 tonnes per person -0.3%
2005 0.0043 tonnes per person +7.0%
2006 0.0042 tonnes per person -1.6%
2007 0.0037 tonnes per person -10.8%
2008 0.0035 tonnes per person -6.6%
2009 0.0034 tonnes per person -3.0%
2010 0.0029 tonnes per person -13.4%
2011 0.0028 tonnes per person -3.7%
2012 0.0027 tonnes per person -3.8%
2013 0.0026 tonnes per person -3.4%
2014 0.0028 tonnes per person +7.5%
2015 0.0028 tonnes per person -1.3%
2016 0.0022 tonnes per person -21.2%
2017 0.0021 tonnes per person -4.5%
2018 0.0024 tonnes per person +14.2%
2019 0.0027 tonnes per person +12.3%
2020 0.0036 tonnes per person +34.4%
2021 0.0034 tonnes per person -6.9%
2022 0.0033 tonnes per person -2.7%
2023 0.0032 tonnes per person -3.8%
2024 0.0028 tonnes per person -10.5%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0028 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 26.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.002 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person 0.0032 tonnes per person 9
1980s 0.0028 tonnes per person 0.0025 tonnes per person 0.0031 tonnes per person 5
1990s 0.0036 tonnes per person 0.0031 tonnes per person 0.0045 tonnes per person 6
2000s 0.0038 tonnes per person 0.0034 tonnes per person 0.0043 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.0026 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.0033 tonnes per person 0.0028 tonnes per person 0.0036 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 74 Guatemala 0.0047 tonnes per person compare
  2. 75 Mozambique 0.0042 tonnes per person compare
  3. 76 Czechia 0.0034 tonnes per person compare
  4. 78 Japan 0.0027 tonnes per person compare
  5. 79 Turkey 0.0024 tonnes per person compare
  6. 80 Niger 0.0024 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in China?
Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in China was 0.0028 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 flaring recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0045 tonnes per person in 1996.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 tonnes per person in 1971.
How does China rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
China ranks 77th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.