Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of

China, People's Republic of: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use was 8.66 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8.66 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
29th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0399 tonnes per person
in 1912
Years of data
118
1907–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of, 1907–2024

02468190719652024

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 vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of stood at 8.66 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 118 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of peaked at 8.66 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0399 tonnes per person, in 1912.

That places China, People's Republic of 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.0539 tonnes per person 0.0484 tonnes per person 0.0583 tonnes per person 3
1910s 0.0631 tonnes per person 0.0399 tonnes per person 0.0827 tonnes per person 10
1920s 0.0942 tonnes per person 0.0831 tonnes per person 0.1035 tonnes per person 10
1930s 0.1256 tonnes per person 0.1026 tonnes per person 0.1511 tonnes per person 10
1940s 0.1494 tonnes per person 0.0684 tonnes per person 0.2469 tonnes per person 10
1950s 0.4049 tonnes per person 0.1449 tonnes per person 1.1 tonnes per person 10
1960s 0.7531 tonnes per person 0.6048 tonnes per person 1.22 tonnes per person 10
1970s 1.26 tonnes per person 0.9814 tonnes per person 1.57 tonnes per person 10
1980s 1.82 tonnes per person 1.48 tonnes per person 2.17 tonnes per person 10
1990s 2.56 tonnes per person 2.15 tonnes per person 2.84 tonnes per person 10
2000s 4.29 tonnes per person 2.87 tonnes per person 5.87 tonnes per person 10
2010s 7.08 tonnes per person 6.37 tonnes per person 7.53 tonnes per person 10
2020s 8.2 tonnes per person 7.64 tonnes per person 8.66 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near China, People's Republic of

  1. 26 Iceland 9.67 tonnes per person compare
  2. 27 Singapore 9.24 tonnes per person compare
  3. 28 Libya 8.84 tonnes per person compare
  4. 30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.66 tonnes per person compare
  5. 31 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 8.52 tonnes per person compare
  6. 32 Bermuda 8.51 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More climate change data for China, People's Republic of

All data for China, People's Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of?
Per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of was 8.66 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 vs. per capita energy use recorded in China, People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 8.66 tonnes per person in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use recorded in China, People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 tonnes per person in 1912.
How does China, People's Republic of rank for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
China, People's Republic of ranks 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, People's Republic of 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 118 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-consumption-based-co-emissions-vs-per-capita-energy-consumption/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-consumption-based-co-emissions-vs-per-capita-energy-consumption/china/">Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in China, People's Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
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, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.