Coal use in China released 8.55 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2023. This accounted for more than 70 percent of the total emissions in China that year.
Although coal emissions in China have been increasing for a number of decades, they began to climb more rapidly at the turn of the century. This coincides with the increased consumption of coal in China and the country's rapid economic growth.
Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in China from 1960 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons
2023*
8,551
2022
8,169
2021
8,141
2020
7,679
2019
7,523
2018
7,316
2017
7,163
2016
7,071
2015
7,267
2014
7,425
2013
7,493
2012
7,465
2011
7,310
2010
6,569
2009
6,029
2008
5,729
2007
5,290
2006
4,905
2005
4,424
2004
3,835
2003
3,602
2002
3,019
2001
2,638
2000
2,602
1999
2,581
1998
2,445
1997
2,610
1996
2,660
1995
2,570
1994
2,381
1993
2,229
1992
2,115
1991
2,050
1990
1,977
1989
1,920
1988
1,893
1987
1,770
1986
1,657
1985
1,585
1984
1,454
1983
1,322
1982
1,249
1981
1,125
1980
1,123
1979
1,148
1978
1,117
1977
999
1976
910
1975
907
1974
776
1973
784
1972
771
1971
736
1970
666
1969
501
1968
413
1967
384
1966
470
1965
433
1964
402
1963
406
1962
412
1961
522
1960
748
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Global Carbon Project. (November 13, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198032/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-china/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198032/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-china/
Global Carbon Project. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198032/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-china/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal Use in China from 1960 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198032/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-china/
Global Carbon Project, Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198032/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-china/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198032/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-china/
