China vs South Africa: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.32 tonnes in China and 6.88 tonnes in South Africa, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 2.44 tonnes, or 1.35 times that in South Africa.
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Watch it change on the maptonnes per person · EDGAR
Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 9.32 2024 | 7.93 | 21 of 202 |
| South Africa | 6.88 2024 | 8.75 | 35 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 2018, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2024, China ranked 21 and South Africa ranked 35 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | China | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.32 | 6.88 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.23 | 6.76 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.87 | 6.88 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.89 | 7.29 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.48 | 7.45 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.39 | 8.01 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.22 | 8.08 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.88 | 8.15 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.76 | 8.04 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.79 | 8.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.93 | 8.75 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.89 | 8.69 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.58 | 8.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.4 | 8.38 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 6.81 | 8.87 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 6.25 | 8.83 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.85 | 9.55 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.71 | 9.1 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 5.28 | 8.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 4.78 | 8.82 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 4.24 | 8.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.71 | 8.12 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.23 | 7.72 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.01 | 7.51 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.89 | 7.36 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.75 | 7.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.84 | 7.73 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.79 | 7.69 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.74 | 7.45 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.79 | 7.3 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.56 | 7.01 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.45 | 6.97 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.29 | 7.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.22 | 7.34 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.13 | 7.71 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.12 | 7.61 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 2.08 | 7.92 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.97 | 8.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.87 | 7.88 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.79 | 8.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.79 | 8.34 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.67 | 8.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.61 | 8.32 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.56 | 8.4 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.6 | 8.23 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.65 | 7.98 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.63 | 8 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.47 | 9.04 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.32 | 9.3 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.29 | 8.99 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.15 | 8.6 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.15 | 8.57 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.13 | 8.09 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.09 | 8.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.11 | 8.33 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time