China is the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, producing more CO₂ than any other country by a wide margin.
This visualization compares China’s 2024 carbon dioxide emissions with those of the next five largest emitting countries combined, as well as all non-Asian continents combined. Despite aggregating multiple major emitters and entire regions, their total emissions still fall short of China’s output, highlighting the concentration of global CO₂ emissions in a single country.
Key Insights
China emits more CO₂ than the next five largest emitting countries combined. (13.1 vs 11.6 gigatonnes)
Even all non-Asian continents together emit less CO₂ than China alone. (12.1 vs 13.1 gigatonnes)
China, the United States, and India together account for approximately 53% of global CO₂ emissions.
China contributes nearly half of Asia’s total carbon emissions (26.25 gt), making it the region’s dominant source of CO₂.
China does 1/3rd of the total Global CO₂ Emissions (39.63 gt).
