Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in China
China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in China, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in China is 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in China peaked at 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
China ranks 28th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 11.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 25 Puerto Rico 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 26 Barbados 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 27 Cayman Islands 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Kingdom 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 30 Vietnam 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 31 Czechia 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 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 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- China ranks 28th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.