China vs Euro area: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- China
- Euro area
How they compare
China currently reports 928.7 Mt CO2e against 630.91 Mt CO2e in Euro area, a difference of 297.79 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Euro area in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.81 Mt CO2e | 361.49 Mt CO2e | 300.68 Mt CO2e | Euro area |
| 1980s | 87.03 Mt CO2e | 467.39 Mt CO2e | 380.36 Mt CO2e | Euro area |
| 1990s | 128.89 Mt CO2e | 613.43 Mt CO2e | 484.54 Mt CO2e | Euro area |
| 2000s | 378.83 Mt CO2e | 701.76 Mt CO2e | 322.93 Mt CO2e | Euro area |
| 2010s | 783.52 Mt CO2e | 655.93 Mt CO2e | 127.59 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 925.07 Mt CO2e | 613.41 Mt CO2e | 311.67 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), China or Euro area?
- China, at 928.7 Mt CO2e against 630.91 Mt CO2e in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between China and Euro area?
- 297.79 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Euro area rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- China ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 2nd of 194 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 Transport (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
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).