CO2 emissions, fossil fuels and industry (Our World in Data, Global Carbon Budget): China
The latest reading SOTW holds for China is 12,417.5 million tonnes CO2 for 2025, from Our World in Data.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · million tonnes CO2 · OWID.L.CO2.TOTAL.A · CHN
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 12,417.5
- million tonnes CO2 · 2025
- Previous
- 12,401.1
- million tonnes CO2 · 2024
- Earliest held
- 2,488.3
- million tonnes CO2 · 1990
- Readings shown
- 36
- Every reading SOTW holds
China · history
million tonnes CO2 · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (million tonnes CO2) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,417.5 |
| 2024 | 12,401.1 |
| 2023 | 12,303.1 |
| 2022 | 11,695.0 |
| 2021 | 11,304.7 |
| 2020 | 10,872.6 |
| 2019 | 10,674.8 |
| 2018 | 10,436.9 |
| 2017 | 10,096.9 |
| 2016 | 9,836.6 |
| 2015 | 9,941.3 |
| 2014 | 10,050.2 |
| 2013 | 10,019.5 |
| 2012 | 9,848.7 |
| 2011 | 9,601.6 |
| 2010 | 8,686.9 |
| 2009 | 7,931.0 |
| 2008 | 7,534.9 |
| 2007 | 7,015.7 |
| 2006 | 6,522.6 |
| 2005 | 5,914.0 |
| 2004 | 5,243.1 |
| 2003 | 4,859.0 |
| 2002 | 4,119.3 |
| 2001 | 3,739.2 |
| 2000 | 3,658.9 |
| 1999 | 3,563.5 |
| 1998 | 3,370.7 |
| 1997 | 3,526.7 |
| 1996 | 3,511.2 |
| 1995 | 3,360.3 |
| 1994 | 3,101.5 |
| 1993 | 2,919.6 |
| 1992 | 2,736.2 |
| 1991 | 2,624.1 |
| 1990 | 2,488.3 |
Source: Our World in Data. All 36 readings held, 1990 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.