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China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building

586.64Mt CO2e · 2024-15.0% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for China from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
2024586.644
2023574.549
2022575.496
2021597.524
2020618.159
2019624.475
2018671.043
2017728.285
2016729.783
2015722.091
2014690.184
2013681.743
2012649.958
2011624.972
2010590.214
2009560.386
2008546.567
2007561.278
2006546.993
2005523.591
2004496.461
2003439.181
2002397.156
2001381.021
2000371.347
1999460.722
1998448.266
1997491.479
1996403.902
1995518.026
1994497.966
1993516.985
1992500.196
1991528.063
1990525.012
1989506.716
1988511.412
1987478.064
1986460.051
1985435.33
1984415.421
1983384.545
1982366.081
1981353.229
1980334.799
1979358.667
1978350.927
1977318.617
1976282.009
1975277.619
1974238.784
1973238.011
1972232.018
1971218.887
1970218.887

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-from-building (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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