Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in China
China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 13,125 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in China, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China is 13,125 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China peaked at 13,125 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 911.5 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
China ranks 1st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,181 Mt CO2e | 911.5 Mt CO2e | 1,599 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,897 Mt CO2e | 1,551 Mt CO2e | 2,372 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,068 Mt CO2e | 2,414 Mt CO2e | 3,522 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,863 Mt CO2e | 3,648 Mt CO2e | 8,319 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,684 Mt CO2e | 9,106 Mt CO2e | 11,813 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,636 Mt CO2e | 11,964 Mt CO2e | 13,125 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China was 13,125 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 13,125 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 911.5 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does China rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- China ranks 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).