Electricity generation in China released 4.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2022. Annual emissions from China's power sector have increased more than five-fold since the turn of the century due to rapid economic development. Carbon-intensive coal is the primary source of power generation in China.
Power sector emissions in China from 2000 to 2023
(in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into CO₂ equivalent over a 100 year timescale.
Emissions from electricity generation (Mt CO2e), calculated from IPCC emissions
factors.
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Ember. (June 11, 2024). Power sector emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300440/power-generation-emissions-china/
Ember. "Power sector emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. June 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300440/power-generation-emissions-china/
Ember. (2024). Power sector emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300440/power-generation-emissions-china/
Ember. "Power Sector Emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300440/power-generation-emissions-china/
Ember, Power sector emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300440/power-generation-emissions-china/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Power sector emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Ember, June 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300440/power-generation-emissions-china/
