Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in China
China: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 14,065 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in China, 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in China is 14,065 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in China peaked at 14,065 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,335 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places China 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in China, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,335 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 4,526 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4,856 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 5,564 Mt CO2e | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 6,403 Mt CO2e | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 7,246 Mt CO2e | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 7,990 Mt CO2e | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 8,546 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 8,725 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9,304 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 10,129 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 11,083 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 11,404 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 11,892 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 11,998 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11,793 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 11,734 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 11,941 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,480 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 12,751 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 12,888 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13,520 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 13,511 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14,065 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 14,065 Mt CO2e is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.64 Mt CO2e, 508.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 14,065 Mt CO2e is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.54 Mt CO2e, 221.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,750 Mt CO2e | 4,335 Mt CO2e | 9,304 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,721 Mt CO2e | 10,129 Mt CO2e | 12,751 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,496 Mt CO2e | 12,888 Mt CO2e | 14,065 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in China?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in China was 14,065 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 14,065 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,335 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does China rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- China ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).