China vs High income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- China
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 3,770 Mt CO2e against 928.7 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 2,841 Mt CO2e.
That makes High income's figure about 4.1 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and High income ranks 2nd of 194 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 | 60.81 Mt CO2e | 2,210 Mt CO2e | 2,149 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 1980s | 87.03 Mt CO2e | 2,627 Mt CO2e | 2,540 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 1990s | 128.89 Mt CO2e | 3,240 Mt CO2e | 3,111 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 2000s | 378.83 Mt CO2e | 3,704 Mt CO2e | 3,325 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 2010s | 783.52 Mt CO2e | 3,742 Mt CO2e | 2,958 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 2020s | 925.07 Mt CO2e | 3,658 Mt CO2e | 2,733 Mt CO2e | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), China or High income?
- High income, at 3,770 Mt CO2e against 928.7 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between China and High income?
- 2,841 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 transport (energy)?
- China ranks 2nd and High income 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).