China vs OECD members: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- China
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 3,435 Mt CO2e against 928.7 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 2,506 Mt CO2e.
That makes OECD members's figure about 3.7 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 4th of 194 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.81 Mt CO2e | 2,078 Mt CO2e | 2,018 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1980s | 87.03 Mt CO2e | 2,437 Mt CO2e | 2,350 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1990s | 128.89 Mt CO2e | 3,035 Mt CO2e | 2,906 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2000s | 378.83 Mt CO2e | 3,497 Mt CO2e | 3,119 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2010s | 783.52 Mt CO2e | 3,465 Mt CO2e | 2,681 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2020s | 925.07 Mt CO2e | 3,347 Mt CO2e | 2,422 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), China or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 3,435 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 OECD members?
- 2,506 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD members?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and OECD members rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- China ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 4th 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).