Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in China
China: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in China, 1907–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in China is 3.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 118 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 119.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in China peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1907.
That places China 3rd out of 146 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning 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% | +38.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +53.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +47.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +38.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +27.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +64.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +57.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +92.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +164.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +77.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +28.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +7.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 32.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 3.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 27.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning 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 | +164.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1959 | +92.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | +77.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1957 | +64.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1958 | +57.6% | 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% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 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 burning gas in China?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in China was 3.5% 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 burning gas recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1907.
- How does China rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- China ranks 3rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.3%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.