China Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
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 2019 was 12,705,089.84, a 1.88% increase from 2018.
- China greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 12,471,089.84, a 3.62% increase from 2017.
- China greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 12,035,269.53, a 1.99% increase from 2016.
- China greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2016 was 11,800,830.08, a 0.15% decline from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| China |
12,705,089.84 |
| Russia |
2,476,840.09 |
| Brazil |
1,057,260.01 |
| Iran |
893,719.97 |
| Mexico |
653,870.00 |
| South Africa |
555,429.99 |
| Turkey |
488,470.00 |
| Thailand |
422,090.00 |
| Iraq |
320,820.01 |
| Malaysia |
313,019.99 |
| Algeria |
282,010.01 |
| Kazakhstan |
274,670.01 |
| Venezuela |
255,740.01 |
| Colombia |
187,340.00 |
| Turkmenistan |
157,330.00 |
| Libya |
126,690.00 |
| Romania |
101,240.00 |
| Peru |
100,730.00 |
| Belarus |
86,830.00 |
| Ecuador |
72,530.00 |
| Serbia |
61,930.00 |
| Azerbaijan |
54,800.00 |
| Bulgaria |
51,280.00 |
| Paraguay |
49,550.00 |
| Dominican Republic |
41,320.00 |
| Cuba |
41,240.00 |
| Jordan |
36,570.00 |
| Lebanon |
35,210.00 |
| Guatemala |
35,100.00 |
| Bosnia |
26,230.00 |
| Costa Rica |
15,750.00 |
| Gabon |
13,170.00 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
11,410.00 |
| North Macedonia |
11,250.00 |
| Botswana |
11,000.00 |
| Namibia |
10,660.00 |
| Jamaica |
9,970.00 |
| Armenia |
9,960.00 |
| Albania |
9,010.00 |
| Mauritius |
6,850.00 |
| Guyana |
5,680.00 |
| Suriname |
4,460.00 |
| Montenegro |
3,830.00 |
| Maldives |
2,600.00 |
| Grenada |
2,390.00 |
| Fiji |
2,380.00 |
| Belize |
1,550.00 |
| St. Lucia |
880.00 |
| Samoa |
680.00 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
340.00 |
| Tonga |
310.00 |
| Dominica |
230.00 |
| Marshall Islands |
230.00 |
| Nauru |
70.00 |
| Tuvalu |
30.00 |
| China Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
12,705,089.84 |
1.88% |
| 2018 |
12,471,089.84 |
3.62% |
| 2017 |
12,035,269.53 |
1.99% |
| 2016 |
11,800,830.08 |
-0.15% |
| 2015 |
11,818,469.73 |
-1.00% |
| 2014 |
11,938,030.27 |
0.51% |
| 2013 |
11,878,030.27 |
4.33% |
| 2012 |
11,385,459.96 |
2.59% |
| 2011 |
11,098,190.43 |
8.61% |
| 2010 |
10,218,509.77 |
8.86% |
| 2009 |
9,386,580.08 |
6.53% |
| 2008 |
8,810,969.73 |
2.98% |
| 2007 |
8,555,799.80 |
7.67% |
| 2006 |
7,946,140.14 |
9.35% |
| 2005 |
7,266,529.79 |
11.72% |
| 2004 |
6,503,950.20 |
13.74% |
| 2003 |
5,718,040.04 |
12.81% |
| 2002 |
5,068,779.79 |
6.45% |
| 2001 |
4,761,560.06 |
4.22% |
| 2000 |
4,568,810.06 |
4.39% |
| 1999 |
4,376,500.00 |
-1.51% |
| 1998 |
4,443,770.02 |
2.73% |
| 1997 |
4,325,689.94 |
-0.10% |
| 1996 |
4,330,229.98 |
0.49% |
| 1995 |
4,309,240.23 |
10.33% |
| 1994 |
3,905,929.93 |
4.26% |
| 1993 |
3,746,360.11 |
6.53% |
| 1992 |
3,516,610.11 |
3.80% |
| 1991 |
3,387,709.96 |
4.55% |
| 1990 |
3,240,290.00 |
4.55% |
