Total CO₂ emissions in China
12.3 billion
tonnes CO₂ per year · 2024
1st highest of 215 countries
In 2014: 9.98 billion
Nearby in the ranking
- China 12.3 billion
- United States of America 4.9 billion
- India 3.19 billion
- Russia 1.78 billion
More about China
Total CO₂ emissions in every country
About the data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.
- Unit
- tonnes CO₂ per year
- Years
- 1860–2024
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- Our World in Data
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- Our World in Data; Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0