Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in China
China: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 27.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in China, 1907–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 27.7% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 118 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in China peaked at 27.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1907.
That places China 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 including land-use change in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 3.8% | — |
| 1908 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 1909 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 4.3% | +6.3% |
| 1911 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 1912 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 4.9% | +11.6% |
| 1915 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 5.2% | +2.6% |
| 1918 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 5.7% | +7.4% |
| 1920 | 4.9% | -13.2% |
| 1921 | 5.0% | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 1923 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 1924 | 4.7% | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 1928 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 5.4% | +18.2% |
| 1931 | 5.9% | +9.8% |
| 1932 | 6.4% | +8.1% |
| 1933 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 6.7% | +2.5% |
| 1936 | 6.5% | -3.3% |
| 1937 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 6.5% | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 7.1% | +7.2% |
| 1941 | 7.5% | +4.8% |
| 1942 | 7.8% | +4.5% |
| 1943 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 8.3% | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 1947 | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 1950 | 9.6% | +17.2% |
| 1951 | 11.3% | +17.1% |
| 1952 | 8.8% | -21.6% |
| 1953 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 1954 | 9.9% | +21.9% |
| 1955 | 9.1% | -8.0% |
| 1956 | 7.9% | -13.1% |
| 1957 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 7.2% | -6.7% |
| 1959 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 7.4% | +5.1% |
| 1961 | 9.1% | +23.5% |
| 1962 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 9.7% | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 10.5% | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 9.1% | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | -26.8% |
| 1968 | 7.2% | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 10.5% | +47.1% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 8.3% | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | +34.5% |
| 1973 | 10.3% | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | +24.9% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 27.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 489.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 27.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 265.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +47.1% | 7.2% | 10.5% |
| 1972 | +34.5% | 8.3% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3 |
| 1910s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 11.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.5% | 27.7% | 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 including land-use change in China?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in China was 27.7% 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 including land-use change recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1907.
- How does China rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- China ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.