Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in China
China: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 6.2% in 2100. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in China, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 6.2% for share of global co₂ emissions and population in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 318 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in China peaked at 35.1% in 1828 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2100.
That places China 2nd out of 234 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 1100s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 1200s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 1300s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1400s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1700s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1710s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 1720s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 1730s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
| 1740s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 1760s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 1780s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 1790s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 1800s | 33.7% | 33.6% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1810s | 34.4% | 34.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1820s | 35.1% | 34.9% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1830s | 34.5% | 33.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1840s | 33.1% | 32.4% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1850s | 30.8% | 29.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 27.9% | 26.9% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 26.3% | 25.9% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 25.4% | 24.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 24.6% | 24.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1900s | 24.0% | 23.7% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 24.0% | 23.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 22.0% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 22.0% | 21.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.7% | 21.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2050s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2080s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 31.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in China?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in China was 6.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1828.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2100.
- How does China rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- China ranks 2nd out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.