Power sector emissions in China have grown more than five times since the turn of the century and reached a record high of 5.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2023. China became the global power sector's biggest emitter in 2007 when it overtook the United States, whose power sector emissions have fallen almost 32 percent since then. India's emissions from electricity generation have also soared in recent decades due to rapid economic growth, and are now the third-largest globally.
Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide 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.
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Ember. (July 3, 2024). Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. "Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. (2024). Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. "Emissions from Electricity Generation in Selected Major Economies Worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember, Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Ember, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
