Production consumption carbon intensity energy in China
China: Production consumption carbon intensity energy was 0.2583 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.2583
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
4th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.2962
in 2008
All-time low
0.2514
in 2000
Years of data
25
1995–2019
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in China, 1995–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for production consumption carbon intensity energy in China is 0.2583, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production consumption carbon intensity energy in China peaked at 0.2962 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2514, in 2000.
That places China 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2648 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2728 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2721 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.264 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2553 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2514 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2546 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2606 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2645 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2633 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2801 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2865 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2897 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2962 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2886 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2832 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2881 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2896 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2842 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2844 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.281 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.292 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2822 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2546 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2583 | +1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2583 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2296, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2583 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2438, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2658 | 0.2553 | 0.2728 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2736 | 0.2514 | 0.2962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2798 | 0.2546 | 0.292 | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Luxembourg 0.2986 compare
- 2 South Africa 0.2637 compare
- 3 Turkey 0.2612 compare
- 5 Australia 0.253 compare
- 6 Switzerland 0.2491 compare
- 7 South Korea 0.2296 compare
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 production consumption carbon intensity energy in China?
- Production consumption carbon intensity energy in China was 0.2583 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2962 in 2008.
- What is the lowest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2514 in 2000.
- How does China rank for production consumption carbon intensity energy?
- China ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is production consumption carbon intensity energy rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Production consumption carbon intensity energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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