Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in China

China: Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.93 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.93 t CO2eq/cap
in 2022
All-time low
0.36 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in China, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.37 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.38 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.4 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.51 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.53 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.54 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.57 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.62 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.64 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.67 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.72 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.74 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.75 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.78 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.82 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.82 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.85 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.86 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.85 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.85 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.86 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.86 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.85 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.87 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.89 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.93 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.93 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

China recorded 0.93 t CO2eq/cap for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in China peaked at 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.36 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.

China ranks 63rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.392 t CO2eq/cap 0.36 t CO2eq/cap 0.43 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.629 t CO2eq/cap 0.51 t CO2eq/cap 0.75 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.84 t CO2eq/cap 0.78 t CO2eq/cap 0.86 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.905 t CO2eq/cap 0.87 t CO2eq/cap 0.93 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 60 Belgium 0.96 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 60 Lebanon 0.96 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 62 Ireland 0.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 64 Brazil 0.92 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 64 China, mainland 0.92 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 64 Singapore 0.92 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More climate change data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in China?
Pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in China was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
How does China rank for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita?
China ranks 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in China. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 16 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/pre-and-post-production-emissions-per-capita/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-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/pre-and-post-production-emissions-per-capita/china/">Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.