Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in China
China: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in China, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 1.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in China peaked at 1.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1971.
That places China 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2% | — |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +32.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +35.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +37.1% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +39.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +45.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -11.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3618.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in China?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in China was 1.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1971.
- How does China rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- China ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.