China vs High income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

China
586.64 Mt CO2e
in 2024
High income
1,638 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
High income rank
4th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • China
  • High income
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How they compare

High income currently reports 1,638 Mt CO2e against 586.64 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 1,051 Mt CO2e.

That makes High income's figure about 2.8 times China's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and High income ranks 4th of 193 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China High income Difference Ahead
1970s 273.44 Mt CO2e 2,454 Mt CO2e 2,181 Mt CO2e High income
1980s 424.56 Mt CO2e 2,305 Mt CO2e 1,881 Mt CO2e High income
1990s 489.06 Mt CO2e 2,022 Mt CO2e 1,533 Mt CO2e High income
2000s 482.4 Mt CO2e 1,904 Mt CO2e 1,421 Mt CO2e High income
2010s 671.27 Mt CO2e 1,733 Mt CO2e 1,062 Mt CO2e High income
2020s 590.47 Mt CO2e 1,682 Mt CO2e 1,091 Mt CO2e High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), China or High income?
High income, at 1,638 Mt CO2e against 586.64 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between China and High income?
1,051 Mt CO2e, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and High income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China and High income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
China ranks 1st and High income ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).