Emissions from cement manufacturing in China increased steadily during the country's rapid economic development and peaked at 850 MtCO₂ in 2020. In recent years, emissions have dropped due to the crisis in the real estate sector. China is by far the largest producer of cement worldwide.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in China from 1960 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons
2023*
718
2022
756
2021
843.8
2020
850
2019
820
2018
765.8
2017
753.4
2016
740.8
2015
718.6
2014
770.3
2013
748.3
2012
714.8
2011
708.6
2010
639.6
2009
583.6
2008
525.9
2007
515
2006
470.1
2005
411.6
2004
368.4
2003
353.7
2002
282.7
2001
270.8
2000
244.4
1999
228.3
1998
211.4
1997
202.9
1996
192.9
1995
184.6
1994
164.4
1993
142.8
1992
122.4
1991
101.3
1990
84.5
1989
84.9
1988
85
1987
75.4
1986
67.4
1985
59.3
1984
50.1
1983
44.1
1982
38.9
1981
33.9
1980
32.7
1979
30.3
1978
26.8
1977
22.9
1976
19.3
1975
19.1
1974
15.3
1973
15.5
1972
14.7
1971
13.1
1970
10.7
1969
7.6
1968
5.3
1967
6.1
1966
8.4
1965
6.8
1964
5
1963
3.4
1962
2.5
1961
2.6
1960
6.5
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Global Carbon Project. (November 13, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198671/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198671/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198671/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from The Manufacture of Cement in China from 1960 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198671/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project, Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198671/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/ (last visited December 14, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198671/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
