CO2 emissions per person, fossil fuels and industry (Our World in Data, Global Carbon Budget): China
The latest reading SOTW holds for China is 8.77 tonnes CO2 per person for 2025, from Our World in Data.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · tonnes CO2 per person · OWID.L.CO2.PC.A · CHN
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 8.77
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2025
- Previous
- 8.74
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2024
- Earliest held
- 2.16
- tonnes CO2 per person · 1990
- Readings shown
- 36
- Every reading SOTW holds
China · history
tonnes CO2 per person · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (tonnes CO2 per person) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.77 |
| 2024 | 8.74 |
| 2023 | 8.65 |
| 2022 | 8.21 |
| 2021 | 7.93 |
| 2020 | 7.62 |
| 2019 | 7.50 |
| 2018 | 7.36 |
| 2017 | 7.15 |
| 2016 | 7.01 |
| 2015 | 7.12 |
| 2014 | 7.24 |
| 2013 | 7.27 |
| 2012 | 7.19 |
| 2011 | 7.06 |
| 2010 | 6.43 |
| 2009 | 5.91 |
| 2008 | 5.65 |
| 2007 | 5.29 |
| 2006 | 4.95 |
| 2005 | 4.51 |
| 2004 | 4.03 |
| 2003 | 3.75 |
| 2002 | 3.20 |
| 2001 | 2.92 |
| 2000 | 2.88 |
| 1999 | 2.83 |
| 1998 | 2.69 |
| 1997 | 2.84 |
| 1996 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.75 |
| 1994 | 2.57 |
| 1993 | 2.44 |
| 1992 | 2.31 |
| 1991 | 2.24 |
| 1990 | 2.16 |
Source: Our World in Data. All 36 readings held, 1990 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.