Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total including LUCF in China

China: Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total including LUCF was 11,706 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11,706
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
11,706
in 2018
All-time low
2,874
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total including LUCF in China, 1990–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200420181990: 2.9k1991: 3.0k1992: 3.2k1993: 3.4k1994: 3.5k1995: 3.9k1996: 4.0k1997: 4.0k1998: 4.1k1999: 4.1k2000: 4.2k2001: 4.5k2002: 4.8k2003: 5.4k2004: 6.1k2005: 6.9k2006: 7.5k2007: 8.2k2008: 8.5k2009: 9.0k2010: 9.9k2011: 10.4k2012: 10.7k2013: 11.1k2014: 11.2k2015: 11.1k2016: 11.2k2017: 11.4k2018: 11.7k

Source: Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org.

Analysis

China recorded 11,706 for total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf in China peaked at 11,706 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,874, in 1990.

China ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,595 2,874 4,103 10
2000s 6,508 4,250 9,046 10
2010s 10,967 9,872 11,706 9

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 Djibouti 1.48 compare
  2. 2 United States 5,794 compare
  3. 3 India 3,347 compare
  4. 4 Russia 1,992 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf in China?
Total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf in China was 11,706 in 2018, according to Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org.
What is the highest total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 11,706 in 2018.
What is the lowest total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 2,874 in 1990.
How does China rank for total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf?
China ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total including lucf rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org, published as part of Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total including LUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total including LUCF
Source
Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 5,506 data points, 1990–2018
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions (including LUCF) are generated from the World Resource Institute's Climate Watch. Climate Watch Historical Emission data contains sector-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union (EU) for the period 1990-2018, including emissions of the six major GHGs from most major sources and sinks. Non-CO2 emissions are expressed in CO2 equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Climate Watch Historical GHG Emissions data (previously published through CAIT Climate Data Explorer) are derived from several sources. Any use of the Land-Use Change and Forestry or Agriculture indicator should be cited as FAO 2020, FAOSTAT Emissions Database. Any use of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion data should be cited as CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion, OECD/IEA, 2020.