Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in China
China: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 0.8% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in China peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
China ranks 28th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +104.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +50.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +38.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +29.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 153.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +104.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1973 | +50.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1974 | +38.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in China?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in China was 0.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does China rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- China ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.