Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in China
China: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 8.43 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in China, 1907–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in China is 8.43 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 118 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in China peaked at 8.43 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7248 tonnes per person, in 1907.
China ranks 32nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.7445 tonnes per person | 0.7248 tonnes per person | 0.7689 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1910s | 0.8752 tonnes per person | 0.8053 tonnes per person | 0.924 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8873 tonnes per person | 0.8613 tonnes per person | 0.9201 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 3.32 tonnes per person | 6.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.02 tonnes per person | 6.35 tonnes per person | 7.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.99 tonnes per person | 7.46 tonnes per person | 8.43 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 including land-use change in China?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in China was 8.43 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 including land-use change recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7248 tonnes per person in 1907.
- How does China rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- China ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.