China vs Low & middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
China
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
16th
Low & middle income rank
13th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 5.0 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 193 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), China or Low & middle income?
- China, at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between China and Low & middle income?
- 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- China ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.