China Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024

Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
  • China greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 12,942,868.34, a 1.65% increase from 2019.
  • China greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 12,732,245.13, a 1.66% increase from 2018.
  • China greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 12,524,335.16, a 4.25% increase from 2017.
  • China greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 12,014,198.87, a 2.05% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name kt of CO2 equivalent
China 12,942,868.34
Russia 2,331,479.38
Brazil 1,064,709.13
Iran 844,649.47
Mexico 592,321.17
Turkey 504,956.33
South Africa 501,520.88
Thailand 433,773.46
Malaysia 302,088.66
Kazakhstan 294,805.95
Algeria 266,702.68
Iraq 261,289.53
Venezuela 194,259.70
Turkmenistan 194,091.83
Colombia 186,999.34
Romania 95,744.40
Peru 89,865.35
Belarus 87,868.32
Libya 75,370.28
Ecuador 68,056.47
Serbia 62,883.95
Azerbaijan 55,351.99
Paraguay 50,784.03
Bulgaria 46,492.85
Cuba 38,558.67
Dominican Republic 37,052.67
Guatemala 33,165.68
Jordan 33,146.35
Lebanon 28,947.44
Bosnia 26,053.35
Gabon 14,849.26
Costa Rica 14,405.09
Namibia 13,560.38
Botswana 12,374.76
Armenia 10,422.04
North Macedonia 9,768.86
Equatorial Guinea 9,542.96
Albania 8,304.29
Jamaica 7,432.64
Mauritius 6,435.74
Guyana 5,282.04
Suriname 4,312.43
Montenegro 3,764.44
Grenada 2,397.29
Maldives 1,994.51
Fiji 1,764.37
Belize 1,573.32
St. Lucia 850.81
Samoa 538.89
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 302.42
Tonga 268.34
Dominica 230.53
Marshall Islands 164.92
Nauru 47.33
Tuvalu 21.74
China Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data
Year kt of CO2 equivalent Annual % Change
2020 12,942,868.34 1.65%
2019 12,732,245.13 1.66%
2018 12,524,335.16 4.25%
2017 12,014,198.87 2.05%
2016 11,773,340.79 -0.27%
2015 11,804,696.79 -1.14%
2014 11,940,737.42 0.67%
2013 11,861,843.52 4.28%
2012 11,374,795.58 2.57%
2011 11,089,792.42 8.60%
2010 10,211,636.79 8.86%
2009 9,380,446.70 6.53%
2008 8,805,331.44 2.97%
2007 8,551,053.50 7.66%
2006 7,942,463.98 9.35%
2005 7,263,558.58 11.92%
2004 6,489,937.93 13.37%
2003 5,724,514.26 13.29%
2002 5,053,060.57 6.16%
2001 4,759,814.09 4.22%
2000 4,567,274.43 4.39%
1999 4,375,022.62 -1.52%
1998 4,442,509.10 2.73%
1997 4,324,409.75 -0.10%
1996 4,328,947.13 0.49%
1995 4,307,873.90 10.33%
1994 3,904,475.17 4.26%
1993 3,744,912.20 6.54%
1992 3,515,192.81 3.81%
1991 3,386,235.94 4.55%
1990 3,238,858.66 4.55%