Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in China
China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.7949 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in China, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
China recorded 0.7949 % change on previous year for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.2% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in China peaked at 15.49 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -2.13 % change on previous year, in 1980.
China ranks 137th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3773 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 6.61 % change on previous year | +1652.4% |
| 1973 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1974 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1975 | 14.66 % change on previous year | +748.0% |
| 1976 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 1977 | 12.41 % change on previous year | +205.9% |
| 1978 | 12.7 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 1980 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -187.8% |
| 1981 | -0.9024 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1982 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -601.8% |
| 1983 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 8.97 % change on previous year | +71.5% |
| 1985 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1986 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +477.2% |
| 1987 | 6.95 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 7.51 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 1990 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 1991 | 5.63 % change on previous year | +216.5% |
| 1992 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 8.25 % change on previous year | +76.0% |
| 1994 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1995 | 10.46 % change on previous year | +93.0% |
| 1996 | -0.7579 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1997 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -483.4% |
| 1998 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1999 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -185.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8 % change on previous year | -375.3% |
| 2001 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +65.8% |
| 2003 | 15.49 % change on previous year | +92.3% |
| 2004 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.45 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 11.02 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 2009 | 7.31 % change on previous year | +138.9% |
| 2010 | 9.46 % change on previous year | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 9.33 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 2013 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +50.7% |
| 2014 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2015 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2214 % change on previous year | -118.4% |
| 2017 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +846.2% |
| 2018 | 4.8 % change on previous year | +129.2% |
| 2019 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2020 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 4.91 % change on previous year | +284.4% |
| 2022 | -0.2645 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2023 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -1617.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7949 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.7949 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.46 % change on previous year, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.7949 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.75 % change on previous year, 29% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +1652.4% | 0.3773 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1617.6% | -0.2645 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +846.2% | 0.2214 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +748.0% | 1.73 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.56 % change on previous year | 0.3773 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.08 % change on previous year | -2.13 % change on previous year | 8.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.87 % change on previous year | -2.11 % change on previous year | 10.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.29 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 15.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year | 9.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 % change on previous year | -0.2645 % change on previous year | 4.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 134 Lesotho 0.9178 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Romania 0.8968 % change on previous year compare
- 136 North Korea 0.8843 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Sudan 0.7566 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Belarus 0.7347 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Albania 0.4997 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in China?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in China was 0.7949 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.13 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does China rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- China ranks 137th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.