Economy
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2025-12-31
China's co₂ per capita stands at 8.77 as of 2025-12-31, up from 8.74 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, China's co₂ per capita was 8.77, up from 8.74 in 2024.
In 2024, China's co₂ per capita was 8.74, up from 8.65 in 2023.
In 2023, China's co₂ per capita was 8.65, up from 8.21 in 2022.
In 2022, China's co₂ per capita was 8.21, up from 7.93 in 2021.
In 2021, China's co₂ per capita was 7.93, up from 7.62 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.77 | +0.0315 |
| 2024 | 8.74 | +0.0889 |
| 2023 | 8.65 | +0.4424 |
| 2022 | 8.21 | +0.2809 |
| 2021 | 7.93 | +0.3012 |
| 2020 | 7.62 | +0.1251 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | +0.1438 |
| 2018 | 7.36 | +0.2061 |
| 2017 | 7.15 | +0.1431 |
| 2016 | 7.01 | -0.1147 |
| 2015 | 7.12 | -0.1204 |
| 2014 | 7.24 | -0.0247 |
| 2013 | 7.27 | +0.0744 |
| 2012 | 7.19 | +0.1327 |
| 2011 | 7.06 | +0.6314 |
| 2010 | 6.43 | +0.5198 |
| 2009 | 5.91 | +0.2584 |
| 2008 | 5.65 | +0.3575 |
| 2007 | 5.29 | +0.3429 |
| 2006 | 4.95 | +0.4343 |
| 2005 | 4.51 | +0.4878 |
| 2004 | 4.03 | +0.2732 |
| 2003 | 3.75 | +0.5525 |
| 2002 | 3.2 | +0.2768 |
| 2001 | 2.92 | +0.0422 |
| 2000 | 2.88 | +0.0542 |
| 1999 | 2.83 | +0.1331 |
| 1998 | 2.69 | -0.1468 |
| 1997 | 2.84 | -0.0109 |
| 1996 | 2.85 | +0.0984 |
| 1995 | 2.75 | +0.1887 |
| 1994 | 2.57 | +0.1269 |
| 1993 | 2.44 | +0.1286 |
| 1992 | 2.31 | +0.0685 |
| 1991 | 2.24 | +0.0843 |
| 1990 | 2.16 | +0.0049 |
| 1989 | 2.15 | -0.0009 |
| 1988 | 2.15 | +0.1144 |
| 1987 | 2.04 | +0.1051 |
| 1986 | 1.93 | +0.0673 |
| 1985 | 1.87 | +0.1172 |
| 1984 | 1.75 | +0.1206 |
| 1983 | 1.63 | +0.0611 |
| 1982 | 1.57 | +0.1052 |
| 1981 | 1.46 | -0.0388 |
| 1980 | 1.5 | -0.0532 |
| 1979 | 1.55 | +0.0133 |
| 1978 | 1.54 | +0.1385 |
| 1977 | 1.4 | +0.1017 |
| 1976 | 1.3 | +0.0243 |
| 1975 | 1.28 | +0.1482 |
| 1974 | 1.13 | -0.0021 |
| 1973 | 1.13 | +0.0195 |
| 1972 | 1.11 | +0.0431 |
| 1971 | 1.07 | +0.094 |
| 1970 | 0.9735 | +0.2216 |
| 1969 | 0.7519 | +0.1217 |
| 1968 | 0.6302 | +0.0293 |
| 1967 | 0.601 | -0.1351 |
| 1966 | 0.736 | +0.0478 |
| 1965 | 0.6883 | +0.0374 |
| 1964 | 0.6509 | -0.0141 |
| 1963 | 0.665 | -0.0239 |
| 1962 | 0.6889 | -0.179 |
| 1961 | 0.8679 | -0.3497 |
| 1960 | 1.22 | — |
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
China's co₂ per capita is 8.77 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.74 in 2024. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.
The highest recorded value is 8.77 (2025); the lowest is 0.601 (1967), across data from 1960 to 2025.
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.