Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in China
China: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas was 11.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in China, 1907–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 11.1% for share of global co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 118 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in China peaked at 11.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1907.
China ranks 2nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 0.0% | — |
| 1908 | 0.0% | — |
| 1909 | 0.0% | — |
| 1910 | 0.0% | — |
| 1911 | 0.0% | — |
| 1912 | 0.0% | — |
| 1913 | 0.0% | — |
| 1914 | 0.0% | — |
| 1915 | 0.0% | — |
| 1916 | 0.0% | — |
| 1917 | 0.0% | — |
| 1918 | 0.0% | — |
| 1919 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1921 | 0.0% | — |
| 1922 | 0.0% | — |
| 1923 | 0.0% | — |
| 1924 | 0.0% | — |
| 1925 | 0.0% | — |
| 1926 | 0.0% | — |
| 1927 | 0.0% | — |
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | — |
| 1938 | 0.0% | — |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | — |
| 1943 | 0.0% | — |
| 1944 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | — |
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -57.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +86.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +41.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +26.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +34.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +151.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +47.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +144.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +225.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | +33.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +39.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +4.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 86.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 11.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 80.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +225.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1957 | +151.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1959 | +144.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1952 | +86.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 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 gas in China?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from gas in China was 11.1% 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 gas recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1907.
- How does China rank for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- China ranks 2nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.