And if you choose to normalize by GDP, China emits twice as much as the USA[1][2]. China has lots of very poor people, bringing down the per-capita average, but

And if you choose to normalize by GDP, China emits twice as much as the USA[1][2]. China has lots of very poor people, bringing down the per-capita average, but the USA has a more carbon efficient economy. [1] https://tradingeconomics.com/china/co2-emissions-kg-per-ppp-dollar-of-gdp-wb-data.html#:~:text=CO2%20emissions%20(kg%20per%20PPP%20%24%20of%20GDP)%20in%20China,compiled%20from%20officially%20recognized%20sources https://tradingeconomics.com/china/co2-emissions-kg-per-ppp-.... [2] https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/co2-emissions-kg-per-ppp-dollar-of-gdp-wb-data.html#:~:text=CO2%20emissions%20(kg%20per%20PPP%20%24%20of%20GDP)%20in%20United,compiled%20from%20officially%20recognized%20sources https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/co2-emissions-kg-....