Traffic in China
In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 842.31kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 38.69 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.
Main Means of Transportation to Work or School
| Working from Home | |
| Walking | |
| Car | |
| Bicycle | |
| Motorcycle | |
| Bus/Trolleybus | |
| Tram/Streetcar | |
| Train/Metro |
Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School
| Average Distance | |
| Average Travel Time |
Average when primarily using Walking
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Driving Car | |
| Bicycle | |
| Motorcycle | |
| Bus/Trolleybus Ride | |
| Tram/Streetcat Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Car
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Driving Car | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Bicycle
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Bicycle | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Motorcycle
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Motorcycle | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Bus/Trolleybus Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Tram/Streetcat Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
Average when primarily using Train/Metro
| Distance | |
| Walking | |
| Waiting | |
| Bus/Trolleybus Ride | |
| Tram/Streetcat Ride | |
| Train/Metro Ride | |
| Overall |
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Last update: 30 January 2026
These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
By City in China
Rank |
City |
Traffic Index |
Time Index (in minutes) |
Time Exp. Index |
Inefficiency Index |
CO2 Emission Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 178.2 | 42.8 | 2554.7 | 188.0 | 5060.7 | |
| Shanghai | 178.1 | 45.5 | 3724.4 | 217.9 | 3231.8 | |
| Guangzhou | 137.7 | 36.2 | 754.7 | 126.6 | 3938.3 | |
| Shenzhen | 110.5 | 33.7 | 387.2 | 90.9 | 2264.8 | |
| Qingdao, Shandong | 79.6 | 27.9 | 45.5 | 78.8 | 1305.5 |
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