China vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 13,125 Mt CO2e against 4,632 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 8,493 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 2.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,181 Mt CO2e | 4,768 Mt CO2e | 3,587 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 1,897 Mt CO2e | 4,728 Mt CO2e | 2,831 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 3,068 Mt CO2e | 5,320 Mt CO2e | 2,251 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2000s | 5,863 Mt CO2e | 5,772 Mt CO2e | 90.8 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 10,684 Mt CO2e | 5,159 Mt CO2e | 5,524 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 12,636 Mt CO2e | 4,657 Mt CO2e | 7,979 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, China or United States?
- China, at 13,125 Mt CO2e against 4,632 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between China and United States?
- 8,493 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd 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).