China vs Low & middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 24,380 Mt CO2e against 13,125 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 11,255 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 1.9 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Low & middle income 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 | 1,181 Mt CO2e | 4,118 Mt CO2e | 2,937 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 1,897 Mt CO2e | 5,956 Mt CO2e | 4,059 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 3,068 Mt CO2e | 8,139 Mt CO2e | 5,071 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 5,863 Mt CO2e | 12,489 Mt CO2e | 6,626 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 10,684 Mt CO2e | 19,780 Mt CO2e | 9,097 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 12,636 Mt CO2e | 23,130 Mt CO2e | 10,494 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 24,380 Mt CO2e against 13,125 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between China and Low & middle income?
- 11,255 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).