Environment in China 56 indicators covering environment for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.6% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 928.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.6% 2nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.2% 32nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 6,578 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.8% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.32 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 17.4% 22nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13,125 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.6% 1st Aquaculture production 81.95 million metric tons 2024 up 43.0% 1st Capture fisheries production 13.26 million metric tons 2024 down 19.0% 1st Total fisheries production 95.21 million metric tons 2024 up 29.2% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,396 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.6% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2,793 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.7% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 821.58 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.8% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 586.64 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.0% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 249.49 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.2% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.31 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.1% 1st Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.9% 1st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.6% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 31.69 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.3% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 23.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.0% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 64.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 72.6% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 423.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.7% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 38.52 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.0% 1st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 5.73 Mt CO2e 2024 down 39.6% 2nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e 2024 up 136.0% 1st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 15.5% 29th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.9% 2nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e 2024 down 45.0% 2nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.9% 1st Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e 2024 down 40.1% 2nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9269 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.8% 1st Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.1% 1st F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 502.44 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.1% 1st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 31.2% 13th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 443.6% 2024 up 26.5% 33rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 62.7% 2024 up 22.7% 87th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 318.5% 2024 up 26.0% 13th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.7% 2024 up 7.4% 89th Coal rents 0.6% 2021 down 82.8% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 16.97 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.9% 2nd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 41.52 2022 down 5.1% 44th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 3.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.7% 1st Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 7.6 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.6% 1st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 14,065 Mt CO2e 2023 up 18.3% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -1,346 Mt CO2e 2023 down 27.5% 183rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 77.4% 2023 up 80.4% 102nd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 88.7% 2023 up 34.6% 102nd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 95.2% 2023 up 11.6% 105th Forest rents 0.1% 2021 down 57.0% 124th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 29.39 2022 up 93.3% 81st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -876.83 Mt CO2e 2023 down 19.3% 182nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 3.25 Mt CO2e 2023 down 24.0% 69th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -369.11 Mt CO2e 2023 down 52.8% 182nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 99.9% 2017 down 0.1% 90th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 97.2% 2017 down 1.8% 56th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 81.2% 2017 down 13.9% 37th