China emissions top all OECD total --------------------------------------- China emits more greenhouse gas than the entire developed world combined, a new report from the U.S.-based Rhodium Group claims GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, 1990-2019 (Billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent) --------------------------------------- 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1990 2000 2010 2019 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2019: China’s emissions rise to 14.09 billion tonnes, edging out total OECD* members by about 30 million tonnes --------------------------------------- China 27% U.S. 11% India 6.6% EU-27 6.4% Indonesia 3.4% Russia 3.1% Brazil 2.8% Japan 2.2% --------------------------------------- EMISSIONS FROM LARGEST EMITTERS, 2019 China is now source of more than a quarter of annual global greenhouse gases, but its cumulative (historic) emissions are still far below those of other countries China’s per capita emissions reached 10.1 tonnes in 2019, close to OECD average of 10.5 tonnes U.S. in 2019 produced a per capita average of 17.6 tonnes – world’s highest --------------------------------------- *Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Source: Rhodium Group Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS