In 2023, global power sector emissions increased 1.3 percent to an estimated 14.19 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). Global power sector emissions have increased almost 80 percent since 2000 as global populations, economies, and electricity demand have grown. Much of the global power sector's emissions growth in recent decades has come from Asia, particularly China, which is now the biggest emitter from electricity generation by far.
Emissions from electricity generation 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 worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393785/global-power-sector-emissions/
Ember. "Emissions from electricity generation worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393785/global-power-sector-emissions/
Ember. (2024). Emissions from electricity generation worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393785/global-power-sector-emissions/
Ember. "Emissions from Electricity Generation Worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393785/global-power-sector-emissions/
Ember, Emissions from electricity generation worldwide from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393785/global-power-sector-emissions/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Emissions from electricity generation 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/1393785/global-power-sector-emissions/
