Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in China
China: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was -10.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in China, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in China stood at -10.8%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in China peaked at -2.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -21.9%, in 2006.
That places China 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7.9% | -11.8% | -2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -17.0% | -21.9% | -10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.1% | -15.7% | -8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.6% | -11.0% | -10.1% | 4 |
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in China?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in China was -10.8% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was -2.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.9% in 2006.
- How does China rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- China ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.